Earth's Atmosphere

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

layer of air closest to the surface of the earth

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

middle layer of the atmosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• stratus

a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere

• rain

• clouds

• sleet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

low level clouds, usually flat, producing a gray layer of cloud cover

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

stratus layer that comes close to earth

• stratus

• fog

• cumulus

fair weather clouds, puffy white clouds that look like a pile of cotton

• cirrus

• cumulus

• nimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

thin, wispy streaks across the sky, highest clouds

• nimbus

• cumulus

• cirrus

solid or liquid water that falls to the earth's surface

• rain

• snow

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a large gray rain cloud

• cirrus

• stratus

• nimbus