Unit 2a Weather Vocabulary

the weather pattern that occurs in an area for many years.

• Climate

• Tropics

• Weather

• Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the region between latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5 degrees S.

• Polar Zones

• Ozone

• Tropics

• Seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

from 66.5 degrees N to 66.5 degrees S at the poles.

• Climate

• Ozone

• Tropics

• Polar Zones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

located between the tropics and polar areas.

• Temperate Zones

• Polar Zones

• Seasons

• Ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

short periods of climate change caused by the amount of solar radiation.

• Ozone

• Seasons

• Polar Zones

• Temperate Zones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a climate event that involves the tropical part of the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere.

• Temperate Zones

• Seasons

• Jet Stream

• El Niño

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

natural heating process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat.

• Coriolis Effect

• Jet Stream

• Grreenhouse Effect

• Ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

a layer of the atmosphere that is made of 03 molecules that protect against UV rays.

• Sea Breeze

• Ozone

• Jet Stream

• Air Mass

a specific type of air pollutant that is destroying the ozone layer.

• CFC

• PPD

• ABC

• SPF

term that describes all the waters of the Earth.

• Outersphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4