Atmosphere & Weather — Chapter overview · Earth & Space Science, Grade 9
Trace water and energy through the atmosphere and interpret changing weather evidence.
Chapter question
How do matter and energy transfers produce weather?
Units in this chapter
- Unit 5.1 · The Water Cycle
I can name the major processes of the water cycle and put them in order.
- Unit 5.2 · Atmospheric Energy & Circulation
I can explain how unequal solar heating drives atmospheric circulation.
- Unit 5.3 · Air Masses, Fronts & Pressure
I can classify an air mass by where it formed, using the terms continental, maritime, polar, and tropical.
- Unit 5.4 · Reading Weather Patterns
I can identify H, L, fronts, isobars, and station models on a weather map.