Weather Unit #1

Radiation

• Energy/heat transfer by touch

• Energy/heat transfer by cycling currents in liquids and gases

• Energy/heat transfer by waves or rays

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Convection

• Energy/heat transfer by cycling currents in liquids and gases

• Energy/heat transfer by touch

• Energy/heat transfer by rays or waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Conduction

• Energy/heat transfer by touch

• Energy/heat transfer by waves or rays

• Energy/heat transfer by cycling currents in liquids and gases

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Precipitation

• Happens after condensation

• Rain, sleet, snow

• Liquid water turning to water vapor

• Water vapor expelled by plants

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Condensation

• Requires cold temperatures

• Water vapor turns back into a liquid

• Liquid water turns into a solid

• Rain, sleet, snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Evaporation

• Liquid water becoming water vapor

• Requires heat/energy

• Rain, sleet, snow

• Water vapor becoming liquid water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the driving source of energy for all of Earth's weather?

• the sun

• clouds

• the ocean

• the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global winds that blow between 0⁰ and 30⁰ North and South of the equator

• trade winds

• doldrums

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global winds that blow between 30⁰ and 60⁰ North and South of the equator

• doldrums

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global winds that blow between 60⁰ North or South and the poles

• doldrums

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

• trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6