Atmosphere (E.FE.M.1)- The atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace gases that include water vapor. The atmosphere has different physical and chemical composition at different elevations.
(E.FE.07.11) - Describe the atmosphere as a mixture of gases. (E.FE.07.12) - Compare and contrast the astmosphere at different elevations. |
Solar Energy (E.ES.M.1) - The sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the surface of the Earth.
(E.ES.07.11) - Demonstrate, using a model or drawing, the relationship between the warming by the sun of the Earth and water cycle as it applies to the atmosphere (evaporation, water vapor, warm air rising, cooling, condensation, clouds). (E.ES.07.12) - Describe the relationship between the warming of the atmosphere of the Earth by the sun and convection within the atmosphere and oceans. (E.ES.07.13) - Describe how the warming of the Earth by the sun produces winds and ocean currents. Human Consequence (E.ES.M.4) - Human activities have changed the land, oceans, and atmosphere of the Earth resulting in the reduction of the number and variety of wild plants and animals sometimes causing extinction of species. (E.ES.07.41) Explain how human activities change the surface of the Earth and affect the survival of organisms. (E.ES.07.42) Describe the origins of pollution in the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere (car exhaust, industrial emissions, acid rain, and natural sources), and how pollution impacts habitats, climatic change, threatens or endangers species. |
Weather and Climate (E.ES.M.7) - Global patterns of atmospheric and oceanic movement influence weather and climate.
(E.ES.07.71) - Compare and contrast the difference and relationship between climate and weather. (E.ST.07.72) - Describe how different weather occurs due to the constant motion of the atmosphere from the energy of the sun reaching the surface of the Earth. (E.ES.07.73) - Explain how the temperature of the oceans affects the different climates on Earth because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat. (E.ES.07.74) - Describe weather conditions associated with frontal bondaries (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded) and the movement of major air masses and the jet stream across North America using a weather map. Human Consequence (E.ES.M.8) - Water circulates through the four spheres of the Earth in what is known as the "water Cycle." (E.ES.07.81) - Explain the water cycle and describe how evaporation, transpiration, condensation, cloud formation, precipitation, infiltration, surface runoff, and ground water occur within the cycle. (E.ES.07.82) - Analyze the flow of water between the components of a watershed, including suface features (lakes, streams, rivers, wetland) and groundwater. |