STAAR Science Vocabulary #4

The process of changing from a liquid to a gas

• water cycle

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

An imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• orbit

• axis

• equator

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

• climate

• weather

• atmosphere

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The process of water circulating between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land

• atmosphere

• tides

• seasons

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The rising and falling of the ocean's surface

• tsunami

• tides

• waves

• current

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A large hole in the ground caused by an asteroid

• cave

• crater

• ditch

• sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The shape of the lit part of the moon as seen from the Earth

• crater

• moon phases

• atmosphere

• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The weather conditions in a particular place over a long period of time

• weather

• water cycle

• temperature

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• orbit

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2