Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Vocabular

a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the ocean

• transfer

• upwelling

• temperature

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

to move from one object to another or one place to another

• surface

• temperature

• transfer

• solar

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

a measure of how hot or cold something is

• temperature

• energy

• transfer

• solar

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the outside or top layer of something

• energy

• surface

• solar

• transfer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

related to the sun

• climate

• solar

• temperature

• energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

scientists around the world who share information and ideas

• observe

• solar

• scientific community

• energy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean

• prevailing winds

• observe

• scientific community

• energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know

• climate

• prediction

• prevailing winds

• observe

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

ocean water flowing in a continuous path

• ocean current

• waves

• observe

• model

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

• scientific community

• prediction

• observe

• ocean current

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NGSS.2-PS1-1