water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• accumulate

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

describes the day to day condition of air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall.

• climate

• Water Cycle

• weather

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

average weather conditions of a region over many years.

• transpiration

• climate

• condensation

• accumulate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The movement of air, due to differences in air pressure; caused by differential heating of Earth by the Sun

• Air Mass

• Climate

• Weather

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the atmosphere?

• an expert on weather

• gases that surround the Earth

• tiny drops of water that forms on cool surfaces

• water that falls from the sky

Where air masses meet and produce different kinds of weather; a boundary between air masses

• Air mass

• Front

• Relative Humidity

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The force of air on a surface; when increased, will result in increased temperature and density

• Air Pressure

• Hurricane

• Knot

• Rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The curving of moving objects including wind, from a straight path due to Earth’s rotation; causes prevailing winds to blow toward the east

• Eye

• Coriolis Effect

• Tornado

• Meteorologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

can be compressed, has mass, and takes up space; mixture of atoms and molecules in a gaseous form

• air

• clouds

• fresh water

• front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

moist air rises and gets cooler, pressure decreases, and water condenses on condensation nuclei

• cloud formation

• fresh water

• greenhouse effect

• sea breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5