Meterology+7

=**Meteorology **= = = =**Grade 7 **= = =

=** 3.5.7.C. Describe basic elements of meteorology. **=

**Performance Standard 3.5.7.C.1 Explain weather forecast by interpreting weather data and symbols.**

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** Performance Standard 3.5.7.C.2 Explain the oceans' impact on local weather and the climate of a region. **

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**Performance Standard 3.5.7.C.3 Identify how cloud types, wind directions and barometric pressure changes are associated with weather patterns in different regions of the country.**

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** Performance Standard 3.5.7.C.4 Explain and illustrate the processes of cloud formation and precipitation. **

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** Performance Standard 3.5.7.C.5 Describe and illustrate the major layers of the earth's atmosphere. **

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**Performance Standard 3.5.7.C.6 Identify different air masses and global wind patterns and how they relate to the weather patterns in different regions of the U.S.**

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