click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
g6 4.1
6th Grade STEMscopes CA Segment 4 Scope 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Weather | The day-to-day state of the atmosphere |
| Weather Map | A map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region |
| Forecast | A prediction or estimate of future events |
| Weather Pattern | Similar weather for a certain number of days |
| Air Mass | A body of air extending over a large area (1,000 miles or more) that develops and retains specific characteristics of pressure, temperature, and humidity |
| Cold Front | The border between an advancing mass of cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass |
| Warm Front | The boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass |
| Probabilistically | Based on probability |
| Landforms | Features on the surface of Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, or rivers |
| Ocean Currents | Directional movements of ocean water; surface currents result from steady winds over the ocean surface; deep currents result from density variations due to temperature and salinity differences |
| Atmosphere | The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity |
| Global Winds | Winds that act as a heat transfer system due to the unequal heating of Earth’s surface |