ENV U4 Vocab Quiz

Climate

• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
• The tilt of the Earth's axis
• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
• Photosynthetic, oxygen-producing bacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae).

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather

• meeting in 1987 where a group of nations met in Canada and agreed to take steps to fight against Ozone Depletion-CFC's banned
• Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation.
• The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Atmosphere

• A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
• A family of organic compounds whose properties make them ideal for use in refrigeration and air-conditioning that has the potential to destroy the ozone
• the shape of the Earth's orbit
• Wobble in Earth's rotational axis

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Greenhouse Effect

• Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
• A family of organic compounds whose properties make them ideal for use in refrigeration and air-conditioning that has the potential to destroy the ozone
• Wobble in Earth's rotational axis
• A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Montreal Protocol

• Any activity that includes the movement of magma toward or onto Earth's surface
• meeting in 1987 where a group of nations met in Canada and agreed to take steps to fight against Ozone Depletion-CFC's banned
• Photosynthetic, oxygen-producing bacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae).
• A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Climate Change

• The global conveyor belt is a system of ocean currents that transport water around the world.
• Wobble in Earth's rotational axis
• Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
• a change in global or regional climate patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Prevailing Winds

• The global conveyor belt is a system of ocean currents that transport water around the world.
• Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
• a wind from the direction that is predominant at a particular place or season.
• Any activity that includes the movement of magma toward or onto Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cyanobacteria

• Photosynthetic, oxygen-producing bacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae).
• A period of cooler climate that is characterized by the advancement of glaciers
• areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them
• a wind from the direction that is predominant at a particular place or season.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Glacial Period

• The tilt of the Earth's axis
• Any activity that includes the movement of magma toward or onto Earth's surface
• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
• A period of cooler climate that is characterized by the advancement of glaciers

Interglacial Period

• areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them
• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
• A period of warmer temperatures between two ice ages.
• A period of cooler climate that is characterized by the advancement of glaciers