Weather (1-3)

What is weather?

• A strong weather system

• The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

• Sunny day

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is air pressure?

• The force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air

• The force exerted into the atmosphere by water

• The force exerted when you increase elevation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does air density affect the flight of a ball?

• air density does not affect the flight of a ball

• More dense air, ball travels through with more resistance/ does not go far

• Less dense air, ball travels through

  with less resistance / goes further

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

• Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable

• The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

• The average weather of a particular part of the world at different times of the year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the layers of the atmosphere?

Select all that are important factors the atmosphere has on Earth?

• Keeps planet warm (Greenhouse Effect)

• Provides oxygen to breathe

• Protects us from small meteors

• Has ozone that protects us from radiation (UV).

Select all that are some natural sources of pollution?

• Forest Decay

• Volcanoes

• Nitrogen Decay

• Vehicle exhaust

Select all that are human-made sources of pollution?

• burning coal

• exhaust from vehicles

• burning chemicals

• forest decay

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Air is made up of

As your elevation increases, air pressure