15 - explain how the distribution of land and oceans affects climate and weather (GPS, ITBS)
15a - describe the composition and structure of the Earth’s atmosphere
15b - describe atmospheric factors that interact to cause weather (heat energy, air pressure, winds, and moisture)
15b1 - demonstrate land and water absorb and lose heat at different rates, and explain the resulting effects on weather patterns (GPS)
15b2 - relate how moisture evaporating from the oceans (and other sources of water such as lakes, rivers, and plants) affects the weather patterns of the Earth’s surface (GPS)
15b3 - compare the four major types of air masses and how they create fronts that affect weather patterns
15b4 - explain how clouds form, and identify the three basic types of clouds
15b5 - differentiate between global and local winds
15b6 - investigate different types of weather phenomena (lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards and floods)
15b7 - interpret weather maps and understand weather forecasting
15c - relate unequal heating of land and water surfaces to form large global wind systems and weather events such as tornados and thunderstorms (GPS)
15c1 - discuss factors that determine climate
Extension
Bio 11d) assess and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment such as global warming, population growth, pesticide use, and water/power consumption (GPS)
15a - describe the composition and structure of the Earth’s atmosphere
15b - describe atmospheric factors that interact to cause weather (heat energy, air pressure, winds, and moisture)
15b1 - demonstrate land and water absorb and lose heat at different rates, and explain the resulting effects on weather patterns (GPS)
15b2 - relate how moisture evaporating from the oceans (and other sources of water such as lakes, rivers, and plants) affects the weather patterns of the Earth’s surface (GPS)
15b3 - compare the four major types of air masses and how they create fronts that affect weather patterns
15b4 - explain how clouds form, and identify the three basic types of clouds
15b5 - differentiate between global and local winds
15b6 - investigate different types of weather phenomena (lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards and floods)
15b7 - interpret weather maps and understand weather forecasting
15c - relate unequal heating of land and water surfaces to form large global wind systems and weather events such as tornados and thunderstorms (GPS)
15c1 - discuss factors that determine climate
Extension
Bio 11d) assess and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment such as global warming, population growth, pesticide use, and water/power consumption (GPS)