Chapter 6 Vocabulary Quiz

Set of physical conditions of the lower atmosphere that includes temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, and other factors.

• weather

• climate

• greenhouse gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

General pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given area over periods ranging from decades to thousands of years. The key factors that influence an area’s climate are incoming solar energy, Earth’s rotation, global patterns of air and water movement, gases in the atmosphere, and Earth’s surface features.

• climate

• weather

• rain shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Gas in Earth’s lower atmosphere that causes the greenhouse effect. Examples include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

• greenhouse gas

• weather

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Underground soil where captured water can stay frozen for more than two consecutive years.

• permafrost

• tundra

• snow

Partially enclosed coastal area where a river meets the sea and seawater mixes with fresh water.

• estuary

• delta

• watershed

Rising levels of acidity in ocean waters, occurring because the oceans absorb at least 25% of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities, especially the burning of carbon-containing fossil fuels. The carbon dioxide reacts with ocean water to form a weak acid that can endanger entire ecosystems.

• ocean acidification

• brackish water

• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Precipitation that does not sink into the ground or evaporate; fresh water that flows or is stored in bodies of water on Earth’s surface.

• surface water

• watershed

• stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Land area that delivers runoff, sediment, and dissolved substances to streams, lakes, or wetlands.

• watershed

• basin

• delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Surface water that flows into freshwater life zones.

• run off

• gound water

• estuary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Area at the mouth of a river built up by deposits of river sediments, often containing estuaries and coastal wetlands.

• delta

• estary

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2