Weather & Climate

4.4 Understand weather and climate.

a. Demonstrate knowledge of the water cycle and the interrelationships of surface and subsurface reservoirs.

b. Demonstrate knowledge of the causes of daily, seasonal, and climatic changes and analyze the uneven heating of Earth by the sun.

c. Analyze the effects of air movements on weather and interpret weather maps to predict weather patterns.

d. Demonstrate knowledge of the energy transfer processes of convection, conduction, and radiation in relation to the atmosphere/ocean and Earth's interior structure.

e. Demonstrate knowledge of the mechanisms and the significance of the greenhouse effect on Earth, including the roles of the oceans and biosphere in absorbing greenhouse gases.

f. Demonstrate knowledge of human activities and their impact on global climate change.