Unit 5 Vocab

Front

Natural air movement felt as a current from a direction.

Back

Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Convection

Back

Movement of matter due to density differences; energy transfer via matter movement.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles causing ionization.

Back

Radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Front

Conduction

Back

Transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system due to a temperature difference.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Front

A distinct volume of circulating fluid, heated from below and cooled from above, usually found in large groupings.

Back

convection cell

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Coriolis effect

Back

Curving of a moving object's path due to Earth's rotation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Main wind belts moving across Earth.

Back

global winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Movement of ocean water in a regular pattern

Back

ocean current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Density

Back

mass per unit volume, the degree of compactness of a substance.

Front

Change of state from solid to gas

Back

Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4