Chapter 12 Vocabulary

thin layer of gases surrounding the earth

• atmosphere

• ionosphere

• ozone layer

• troposphere

region within the mesosphere and thermosphere containing ions

• ozone layer

• stratosphere

• water vapor

• ionosphere

matter with a definite volume but with no definite shape

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

area of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone

• stratosphere

• ozone layer

• troposphere

• ionosphere

atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere

• thermosphere

• ionosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

atmospheric layer closet to Earth's surface

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

gaseous form of water

• ice

• water vapor

• liquid

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• stability

transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• temperature inversion

ordered series of actions

• reflect

• stability

• process

• jet stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1