Weather/Climate

The warm climate zone near the equator:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The cold climate zone near both poles:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

The area between the tropical and the polar zones with seasonal climate:

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:

• Tropical Zone

• Climate

• El Niño

• La Niña

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold periods in Earth's history during when glaciers covered large parts of the surface:

• Sunspots

• Ice Age

• La Niña

• Global Warming

A warm-water event that can change weather patterns causing heavy rains or droughts:

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Sunspots

• Global Warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A cold-water event in the Pacific ocean that brings colder than normal winter weather:

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Global Warming

• Sunspots

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A gradual increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere:

• Global Warming

• Greenhouse Gas

• El Niño

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a major one:

• Greenhouse Gas

• Global Warming

• Sunspot

• CFCs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is climate?

• the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

• cloud cover and temperature

• precipitation and humidity at a given time and place

• weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6