MS. Weather and Climate

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Ask questions to identify and clarify evidence of an argument. (MSESS3-5)MS.WC.SEP.1a

Develop and use a model to describe phenomena. (MS- ESS2-6)MS.WC.SEP.2a

Collect data to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer scientific questions or test design solutions under a range of conditions. (MS-ESS2-5)MS.WC.SEP.3a

The complex patterns of the changes and the movement of water in the atmosphere, determined by winds, landforms, and ocean temperatures and currents, are major determinants of local weather patterns. (MS-ESS2-5)MS.WC.DCI.ESS2.C.1

Variations in density due to variations in temperature and salinity drive a global pattern of interconnected ocean currents. (MS-ESS2- 6)MS.WC.DCI.ESS2.C.2

Weather and climate are influenced by interactions involving sunlight, the ocean, the atmosphere, ice, landforms, and living things. These interactions vary with latitude, altitude, and local and regional geography, all of which can affect oceanic and atmospheric flow patterns. (MS-ESS2-6)MS.WC.DCI.ESS2.D.1

Because these patterns are so complex, weather can only be predicted probabilistically. (MS-ESS2-5)MS.WC.DCI.ESS2.D.2

The ocean exerts a major influence on weather and climate by absorbing energy from the sun, releasing it over time, and globally redistributing it through ocean currents. (MS-ESS2-6)MS.WC.DCI.ESS2.D.3

Human activities, such as the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels, are major factors in the current rise in Earth’s mean surface temperature (global warming). Reducing the level of climate change and reducing human vulnerability to whatever climate changes do occur depend on the understanding of climate science, engineering capabilities, and other kinds of knowledge, such as understanding of human behavior and on applying that knowledge wisely in decisions and activities. (MS-ESS3-5)MS.WC.DCI.ESS3.D.1

Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems. (MSESS2-5)MS.WC.CC.1a

Models can be used to represent systems and their interactions— such as inputs, processes and outputs—and energy, matter, and information flows within systems. (MS-ESS2-6)MS.WC.CC.2a

Stability might be disturbed either by sudden events or gradual changes that accumulate over time. (MS-ESS3-5)MS.WC.CC.3a