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Students will differentiate and/or explain interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
Students will describe and/or explain how the cycling of water and global patterns influence local weather and climate.
Students will differentiate between weather and climate.
Students will describe the composition and structure of the atmosphere and/or how the atmosphere protects life and insulates the planet. - Content Limits :
Items will not assess atmospheres of planets other than Earth.
Items may assess atmospheric conditions and their resulting weather phenomena, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, fronts, and precipitation.
Items will not address auroras.
Items will not assess the causes of global warming or the ozone hole but may assess their effects.
Items may assess the layers of the atmosphere and/or the function of each.
Items should not assess the water cycle in isolation. - Stimulus Attributes :
Items assessing the jet stream, the Gulf Stream, or other winds and/or currents must include a map showing these patterns.
Temperature should be shown in degrees Celsius followed by the equivalent degrees Fahrenheit temperature in parentheses. - Response Attributes :
Temperature should be shown in degrees Celsius followed by the equivalent degrees Fahrenheit temperature in parentheses. - Prior Knowledge :
Items may require the student to apply science knowledge described in the NGSSS from lower grades. This benchmark requires prerequisite knowledge from SC.5.E.7.1, SC.5.E.7.2, SC.5.E.7.3, SC.5.E.7.4, SC.5.E.7.5, and SC.5.E.7.6.
SC.6.E.7.2 Investigate and apply how the cycling of water between the atmosphere and hydrosphere has an effect on weather patterns and climate.
SC.6.E.7.3 Describe how global patterns such as the jet stream and ocean currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, air pressure, wind direction and speed, and humidity and precipitation.
SC.6.E.7.6 Differentiate between weather and climate.
SC.6.E.7.9 Describe how the composition and structure of the atmosphere protects life and insulates the planet.
- Test Item #: Sample Item 1
- Question: The climate of an area can be different from its weather. Which of the following statements describes the climate of an area?
- Difficulty: N/A
- Type: MC: Multiple Choice
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