Influences of Weather and Climate Vocabulary

the distance from sea level

• altitude
• longitude
• latitude
• depth

Tags

NGSS ESS2.D

NGSS MS-ESS2-6

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

• stratosphere
• ionosphere
• atmosphere
• ozone layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the large scale movement of air around Earth

• air movement
• wind patterns
• weather systems
• atmospheric circulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

average weather patterns for a particular region

• temperature
• climate
• humidity
• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• Magnetic force
• Centrifugal force
• Gravitational force
• Coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• altitude
• longitude
• elevation
• latitude

directional movements of ocean water

• ocean waves
• ocean tides
• ocean currents
• ocean stillness

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the study of specific areas of Earth

• regional geology

• regional chemistry

• regional biology

• regional geography

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

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the day-to-day state of the atmosphere

• climate
• humidity
• temperature
• weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5