Energy & Atmospheric Processes

when light bounces off an object

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Scattering

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

• Infrared energy

• latitude

• Atmosphere

• Carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a gases that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons

• Climate

• Scattering

• Methane

• Greenhouse gases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

• Climate

• Latitude

• Hadley Cell

• Greenhouse effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

when matter captures electromagnetic radiation

• Solar radiation

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Radiate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the phenomenon in which light rays get deviated from its straight path on striking an obstacle like dust or gas molecules

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Scattering

electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun

• Greenhouse gases

• Atmospheric gases

• Solar radiation

• Greenhouse effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south.

• Hadley Cell

• Greenhouse effect

• Carbon dioxide

• Global trade winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO2, present in the atmosphere and formed during respiration, usually obtained from coal

• Latitude

• Greenhouse effect

• Climate

• Carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

wind patterns that cover the planet

• Climate

• Global wind belts

• Absorption

• Greenhouse gases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6