Ch.12 Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary

What is the atmosphere?

• Atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere

• Thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• Region within the mesosphere and thermosphere containing ions

• Gaseous form of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does the ionosphere contain?

• A high concentration of ozone

• Gaseous form of water

• Ions

• Collisions between particles of matter

What is the definition of liquid according to the document?

• Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape

• Gaseous form of water

• Thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• Atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Where is the ozone layer located?

• In the ionosphere

• In the stratosphere

• Above the troposphere

• Within the mesosphere

What is the stratosphere?

• Atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere

• Layer of cooler air trapped by a layer of warmer air above it

• Thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• Region within the mesosphere and thermosphere containing ions

What is the troposphere?

• Atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface

• Region within the mesosphere and thermosphere containing ions

• Area of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone

• Gaseous form of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is water vapor?

• Liquid matter with a definite volume but no definite shape

• Gaseous form of water

• Thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• Atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere

What is conduction?

• Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another

• Transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter

• Ordered series of actions

• Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is convection?

• Transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter

• Ordered series of actions

• Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What does the term "process" refer to in the document?

• Ordered series of actions

• Transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter

• Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another

• Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4