The Great Air Race Vocabulary

The layers of gas surrounding a planet

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The region of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth in which living organisms can exist

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the process by which a gas turns into a liquid

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• steam

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the temperature at which vapor, such as smoke or fog, begins to condense and form dew

• vapor

• dew point

• groundwater

• water cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the process of energy moving from one energy store to another

• particle

• gravity

• energy transfer

• energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the process by which a liquid turns into a gas

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the Earth's rocks and soil

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass are brought toward one another

• gravity

• transpiration

• particle

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock

• precipitation

• hydrosphere

• groundwater

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

the parts of the Earth made up of liquid water, ice, or water vapor

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4