Science Standard VI, Earth and Space Science
Lesson 621, Weather and Climate
Describing the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere, and the thermosphere
Identifying the causes of wind
Defining greenhouse effect and ozone layer
Explaining the importance of the ozone layer to life on Earth
Defining air mass, front, weather, cold front, and warm front
Describing how fronts form
Describing thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes
Defining weather and climate
Identifying the things that affect average temperature
Describing how prevailing winds affect climate
Recognizing that climactic patterns happen because of topography, rotation, solar radiation, wind, and ocean currents