ES 6.1, 6.2 Vocab

Set of physical conditions of the lower atmosphere that includes temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, and other factors.

• weather

• climate

• ocean current

• rain shadow

• greenhouse gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

General pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given area over periods ranging from decades to thousands of years.

• weather

• climate

• ocean current

• rain shadow

• greenhouse gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Mass movement of surface water driven by winds and shaped by landforms.

• weather

• climate

• ocean current

• rain shadow

• greenhouse gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Gas in Earth’s lower atmosphere that trap heat from the Sun. Examples include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

• weather

• climate

• ozone layer

• rain shadow

• greenhouse gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Dry desert-like region on the leeward side of a mountain when prevailing winds flow up and over a high mountain, dropping moisture on the windward side.

• weather

• climate

• leeward effect

• rain shadow

• greenhouse effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Tendency for a transition zone between two different ecosystems to have greater species diversity and a higher density of organisms than are found in either of the individual ecosystems.

• biodiversity shadow

• edge effect

• leeward effect

• rain shadow

• greenhouse effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Underground soil where captured water can stay frozen for more than two consecutive years.

• glacier

• permafrost

• soil ice

• rain shadow

• ice shadow

a region's surface features, including mountains, valleys and rivers

• topography

• permafrost

• habitat restoration

• rain shadow

• terrestrial flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a broad classification of land based on climate and dominant life there

• topography

• permafrost

• biome

• ecosystem

• community

plants in these areas can have waxy coatings to reduce water loss and shallow, spread out roots to quickly capture precipitation

• tundra

• grassland

• desert

• forests

• mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1