Earth Systems

A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth.

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Atmosphere

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The change from a gas to a liquid.

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again.

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to the living organisms, and back to the atmosphere.

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Rock Cycle

• Water Cycle

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's Systems

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.

• Sedimentary

• Igenous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.

• rock

• minerals

• metals

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Rock

• Mineral

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2