C. Weather 1. Students know the origin and effects of temperature inversions 6a. Patterns c. Forecasting 2. Students know the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motions of ocean currents and air in pressure centers. Students know the effects on climate of latitude, elevation, topography, and proximity to large bodies of water and cold or warm ocean currents.
Students know rain forests and deserts on Earth are distributed in bands at specific latitudes.
Students know the interaction of wind patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges results in the global pattern of latitudinal bands of rain forests and deserts 5g. Students know how Earth's climate has changed over time, corresponding to changes in Earth's geography, atmospheric composition, and other factors, such as solar radiation and plate movement. Geology A. Internal Processes 1. Rock Cycle 3c. Students know how to explain the properties of rocks based on the physical and chemical conditions in which they formed, including plate tectonic processes.