Influences of Weather and Climate Vocabulary

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The distance from sea level

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altitude

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NGSS ESS2.D

NGSS MS-ESS2-6

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The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity.

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atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The large scale movement of air around Earth

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atmospheric circulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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average weather patterns for a particular region

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climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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The apparent deflection of moving air, as seen by an observer on Earth, as a result of Earth's rotation

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Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface

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latitude

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directional movements of ocean water

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ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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The study of specific areas of Earth

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regional geography

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The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes night and day to occur.

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rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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the day-to-day state of the atmosphere

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weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6