Unit 4: Weather

The movement of air from areas of high pressure to low pressure

• Wind

• Conduction

• Air Mass

• isobar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The fast moving air current high in the troposphere that helps planes move

• Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Jet stream

• Tradewinds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Conditions in an area over a long period of time

• Weather

• Climate

• Humidity

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The driving force behind weather conditions comes from what source of energy?

• Moon

• Wind

• Clouds

• Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The thin layer of air surrounding the Earth

• Wind

• Atmosphere

• Precipitation

• Ionosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

The layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is found

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

The day to day conditions in an area

• Climate

• Weather

• Clouds

• Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds form in this step of the water cycle

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4