Big Idea 7 Vocabulary

The continuous movement of water through the environment by evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.

• atmosphere

• water cycle

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth

• humidity

• air pressure

• barometer

• temperature

A climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures.

• polar zone

• temperate zone

• tropical zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• humidity

• air pressure

• barometer

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

• volume

• matter

• weather

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

the mixture of gases that surround a planet

• atmosphere

• water cycle

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process by which water is changed from a liquid to a gas (water vapor); a stage of the water cycle.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A form of water (e.g., hail, rain, sleet, snow) that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to Earth’s surface.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A climate zone characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures.

• polar zone

• temperate zone

• tropical zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms.

• atmosphere

• polar zone

• weather

• environment