Unit 6 Vocabulary Earth's Systems

The mixture of gases that surround the planet.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The solid portion of Earth

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

All the living things on Earth.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

All of the Earth's water, taken together in all states of matter.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The place at which land masses meet the ocean.

• state line

• coastline

• tectonic plates

• borderline

Water that falls from the air to Earth's surface.

• water system

• evaporation

• waterfall

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• water cycle

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A set of connected things.

• network

• structure

• system

• assembly

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The process in which water continuously moves from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again.

• evaporation

• condensation

• water cycle

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4