Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Standard detail
MS-ESS2-6
Performance Expectation
Depth 2Parent ID: E96DEB10DFE60131C91168A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- MS-ESS2-6
- Standard ID
- E9708960DFE60131C91768A86D17958E
- ASN identifier
- S2454527
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
- Ancestor IDs
- E96DEB10DFE60131C91168A86D17958EE96D6E90DFE60131C91068A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US
- Dataset notes
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how patterns vary by latitude, altitude, and geographic land distribution. Emphasis of atmospheric circulation is on the sunlight-driven latitudinal banding, the Coriolis effect, and resulting prevailing winds; emphasis of ocean circulation is on the transfer of heat by the global ocean convection cycle, which is constrained by the Coriolis effect and the outlines of continents. Examples of models can be diagrams, maps and globes, or digital representations.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the dynamics of the Coriolis effect.