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NC Essential Standards
NC Essential Standards
- EEn.2.5 Understand the structure of and processes within our atmosphere.
- EEn.2.5.1 Summarize the structure and composition of our atmosphere.
- EEn.2.5.2 Explain the formation of typical air masses and the weather systems that result from air mass interactions.
- EEn.2.5.3 Explain how cyclonic storms form based on the interaction of air masses.
- EEn.2.5.4 Predict the weather using available weather maps and data (including surface, upper atmospheric winds, and satellite imagery).
- EEn.2.5.5 Explain how human activities affect air quality.
Atmosphere Essential Questions
Atmosphere Essential Questions
- What gases make up the atmosphere and how are layers determined?
- What influence do heat, moisture, & solar insolation have on weather & climate?
- What weather results from interaction of air masses?
- How do weather maps indicate current weather systems & possible future weather events.
- Explain the formation of typical air masses & the weather systems that result from air mass interactions.
- Identify how cyclonic storms (hurricanes and tornadoes) result from air mass interactions & other global conditions.
- What human activities affect air quality?
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