Vocab

Conduction

• The transfer of thermal energy between objects in contact by the collisions between the particles in the objects.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.

• The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another.

• Outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere with no clear boundary at the top; transitional region between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

  
  

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Convection

• The transfer of thermal energy between objects in contact by the collisions between the particles in the objects.

  
  

• The transfer of thermal energy from the Sun to Earth by radiation.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.

  
  

• The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Exosphere

• The transfer of thermal energy from the Sun to Earth by radiation.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the tropopause and is made up primarily of concentrated ozone.

  
  

• Outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere with no clear boundary at the top; transitional region between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

  
  

• Temperature to which air is cooled at a constant pressure to reach saturation, at which point condensation can occur.

  
  

Mesosphere

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.

  
  

• Outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere with no clear boundary at the top; transitional region between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the tropopause and is made up primarily of concentrated ozone.

• layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the mesopause; oxygen atoms absorb solar radiation causing the temperature to increase in this layer.

  
  

Radiation

• Outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere with no clear boundary at the top; transitional region between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.

  
  

• The transfer of thermal energy from the Sun to Earth by radiation.

  
  

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the tropopause and is made up primarily of concentrated ozone.

  
  

Stratosphere

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the tropopause and is made up primarily of concentrated ozone.

  
  

• layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the mesopause; oxygen atoms absorb solar radiation causing the temperature to increase in this layer.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.

  
  

• Layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface, where most of the mass of the atmosphere is found and in which most weather takes place and air pollution collects.

  
  

Thermosphere

• layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the mesopause; oxygen atoms absorb solar radiation causing the temperature to increase in this layer.

  
  

• Layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface, where most of the mass of the atmosphere is found and in which most weather takes place and air pollution collects.

  
  

• Outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere with no clear boundary at the top; transitional region between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.

  
  

Troposphere

• layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the mesopause; oxygen atoms absorb solar radiation causing the temperature to increase in this layer.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the tropopause and is made up primarily of concentrated ozone.

  
  

• Layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface, where most of the mass of the atmosphere is found and in which most weather takes place and air pollution collects.

  
  

• Layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.

  
  

Dew point

• Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given location on Earth's surface.

  
  

• Temperature to which air is cooled at a constant pressure to reach saturation, at which point condensation can occur.

  
  

• Ration of water vapor contained in a specific volume of air compared with how much water vapor that amount of air actually can hold; expressed as a percentage.

  
  

• Stored energy in water vapor that is not released to warm the atmosphere until condensation takes place.

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Humidity

• Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given location on Earth's surface.

  
  

• The point at which water molecules leaving the water's surface equals the rate of water molecules returning to the surface.

  
  

• Ration of water vapor contained in a specific volume of air compared with how much water vapor that amount of air actually can hold; expressed as a percentage.

  
  

• Stored energy in water vapor that is not released to warm the atmosphere until condensation takes place.

  
  

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4