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Atmospheric composition and layers
October 28
7.E.1.1 Compare the composition, properties and structure of Earth's atmosphere to
include: mixtures of gases and differences in temperature and pressure within layers.
Essential Questions:
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What are the components of the atmosphere and how do they change or remain
the same over time?
How do temperature, pressure, density, and composition of the atmosphere vary
with altitude?
How do the different layers of the atmosphere compare?
Vocabulary:
Atmosphere
Composition
Troposphere
Air pressure
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Ionosphere
The Water Cycle and Clouds
November 4
7.E.1.2 Explain how the cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere and atmospheric
conditions relate to the weather patterns on Earth.
Essential Questions:
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How does water cycle through the Earth and the atmosphere?
What conditions in the atmosphere lead to different types of precipitation?
Vocabulary:
condensation
evaporation
precipitation (rain,sleet,freezing rain,snow)
transpiration
runoff
infiltration
Air Movement and Weather Patterns
November 11
7.E.1.3 Explain the relationship between the movements of air masses; high and low
pressure
systems, and frontal boundaries to storms (including thunderstorms, hurricanes, and
tornadoes)
and other weather conditions that may result.
Essential Questions:
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How does moving air affect the weather?
How does changing air pressure affect the weather?
What happens to the weather when a cold or warm front passes through an
area?
How do high and low pressure systems change the weather in an area?
How does pressure and air mass movement affect the development of various
types of storms?
Vocabulary:
low pressure system
high pressure system
cold front
warm front
thunderstorm
hurricane
tornado
How’s the Weather Up There?
December 9
7.E.1
Understand how the cycling of matter (water and gases) in and out of the
atmosphere relates to Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate and the effects of the
atmosphere on humans.
Essential Questions:
How does the cycling of matter impact the Earth's atmosphere and humans?
Vocabulary:
weather
air mass
front
water cycle
atmosphere
humidity
convection
meteorologist
wind
air pressure
temperature
Winds
November 18
7.E.1.5 Explain the influence of convection, global winds and the jet stream on
weather and climatic conditions.
Essential Questions:
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What causes wind?
How is the wind speed and direction influences by various forces and factors?
How does wind affect our weather?
Why do sea breezes occur during the day and land breezes at night?
How does the jet stream affect weather conditions at the surface?
How do global wind patterns changes as you move to different places on the
globe?
How do global winds affect the weather?
Vocabulary:
jet stream
convection
Coriolis (force)
effect
land and sea breezes
pressure gradient
friction
latitude and longitude
Weather Prediction
December 2
7.E.1.4 Predict weather conditions and patterns based on information obtained from:
 Weather data collected from direct observations and measurement (wind
speed and direction, air temperature, humidity and air pressure)
 Weather maps, satellites and radar
 Cloud shapes and types and associated elevation
Essential Questions:
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How can you predict the weather?
What are the challenges and limitations in predicting the weather?
Vocabulary:
cirrus
stratus
cumulonimbus
thermometer
barometer
cumulus
nimbus
wind vane
psychrometer
radar (Doppler)
satellite
stratocumulus