Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Period 1

an event or process that leads to a result or change

• effect

• cause

• climate

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

general weather patterns over a long period of time

• El Niño

• equator

• climate

• current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the study of weather patterns over a long period of time

• climatology

• meteorology

• biology

• geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America

• effect

• gyre

• continent

• upwelling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a result or change that happens because of an event or process

• cause

• energy

• effect

• observation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world

• hurricane

• tornado

• El Niño

• prevailing winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the ability to make things move or change

• prevailing winds

• gyre

• transfer

• energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern halves

• equator

• solar

• observe

• gyre

a giant pattern of moving water than spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle

• trade winds

• latitude

• longitude

• gyre

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator

• latitude

• longitude

• solar

• upwelling