Unit 1 Alphabet Soup

This scale is used to measure and report hurricane strength.

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Beaufort Wind Force Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale

• Absolute Pressure Scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This organization/agency serves to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

• USDOT

• NOAA

• USEPA

• NASA

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This scale is used to measure and report air pollution.

• Saffir-Simpson

• PFASS

• EF Scale

• AQI

This organization/agency is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.

• NASA

• NAFTA

• OCTAE

• USDOE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

This scale/index is used to measure and report tornado strength.

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Beaufort Wind Force Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale

• Glycemic Scale

This is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.

• GCOS

• IPCC

• WMO

• CAN

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This organization/agency is responsible for food and nutrition guidelines as well as overseeing agriculture and forestry.

• USFDA

• USEPA

• USDA

• USDOE

This system regularly assesses the status of global climate observations of the atmosphere, land and ocean and produces guidance for its improvement.

• ISC

• IPCC

• WMO

• GCOS

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6