Water, Air, Weather & Climate — Chapter overview · Science 6: Matter, Energy & Earth Systems, Grade 6
How do water, air, and energy processes connect weather with longer-term patterns? What can a matched five-day record tell us about weather, and what requires a different climate record?
Chapter question
How do water, air, and energy processes connect weather with longer-term patterns?
Units in this chapter
- Unit 6.1 · The Water Cycle: Pathways, Stores & Drivers
I can name the processes that move water between stores and what drives each.
- Unit 6.2 · Atmosphere, Clouds & Weather Records
I can state the composition of dry air and say which component varies most.
- Unit 6.3 · Air, Pressure & Uneven Heating
I can explain what causes atmospheric pressure and why it falls with height.
- Unit 6.4 · Weather & Climate: Time Scales and Comparisons
I can explain the difference between weather and climate in terms of timescale.
- Unit 6.5 · Climate Evidence, Greenhouse Gases & Responses
I can explain how a greenhouse gas warms the planet in terms of infrared.