MS ESS3 2

movement of air or water due to uneven density caused by differences in temperature, humidity or salinity

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Convection

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The bending of prevailing wind patterns due to the rotation of Earth

• Coriolis effect

• Jet stream

• Trade winds

• Tornado formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

mass per unit of volume

• Density

• Humidity

• Solubility

• Weight

places where an item or geologic formation occurs

• distribution

• collection

• dispersed

• frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

distance north or south of the equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Elevation

distance east or west of the prime meridian

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Longitude

• Equator

movement of ocean water due to differences in density

• Surface currents

• Thermohaline circulation

• Tidal waves

• Upwelling currents

path taken by an object around the Sun or around a planet

• orbit

• revolution

• pathway

• trajectory

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

forces or conditions in Earth that cause movement of the crust

• Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

• Weather patterns and climate change

• Ocean currents and tides

• Tectonic forces and mantle convection.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

an event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.

• Natural disaster

• man made disaster

• preventable

• totally unpredictable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4