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Weather & Climate	Mrs. Christiancy
Scott Middle School	Sixth Grade Teacher
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WEATHER & CLIMATE OBJECTIVES 6.4.1 Investigate and understand Earth's atmosphere
a. Identify gases that make up the atmosphere and explain how it is important to living things
b. Investigate and describe characteristics of the atmosphere's layers

6.4.2 Investigate and understand Earth's weather
a. Explain what casuses wind
b. Distinguish between local and global winds and locate major wind belts
c. Describe types of precipitation, humidity; explain how they are measured
d. Identify the major types of air masses that affect weather in North America
e. List and describe fronts and storms and explain how they form
f. Describe measures for storm safety

6.4.3 Investigate and understand climate and climate changes
a. Identify factors that influence temperature and precipitation
b. Identify factors used to define climates and name five climate regions
c. State the principle used to study ancient climates
d. Describe how earth's surface changes during an ice age
e. List theories that explain natural and climatic changes

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