Tiger Chapter 9 Vocabulary

normal pattern of weather in an area over many years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

moving stream of water created by winds pushing against the ocean's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

periodic change in direction of warm currents in the Pacific Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

huge volume of air responsible for certain types of weather in a given area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

mixture of gases that surrounds Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

narrow region between two air masses that have different properties

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

coldest layer of Earth's atmosphere lying above the stratosphere

cold, dry layer of Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere and containing most of the ozone that protects against radiation

very thin layer of Earth's atmosphere, first to be struck by sunlight

layer of Earth's atmosphere closest to Earth's surface and containing about three-quarters of the atmosphere's gases