a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

water of the planet

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

envelope of gasses around a planet

significant and persistent changes in an area's average and extreme weather conditions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The system that in includes all life on Earth and the abiotic (nonliving) factors necessary for organisms to breathe, obtain/make food, find shelter, and reproduce

any geologic time period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

• atmosphere

• climate

• meteorology

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

heat is trapped near the Earth's surface

• global warming

• greenhouse effect

• climate change

• atmospheric conditions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

land of the planet