Unit 4

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 winds, upper atmospheric winds, and satellite imagery).

EEn.2.5.5 Explain how human activities affect air quality.

EEn.2.6 Analyze patterns of global climate change over time.

EEn.2.6.1 Differentiate between weather and climate.

EEn.2.6.2 Explain changes in global climate due to natural processes.

EEn.2.6.3 Analyze the impacts that human activities have on global climate change (such as burning hydrocarbons, greenhouse effect, and deforestation).

EEn.2.6.4 Attribute changes to Earth’s systems to global climate change (temperature change, changes in pH of ocean, sea level changes, etc.).