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Weather and Climate

Virginia SOL ES.12

Investigate and understand Earth's weather and climate as a result of the interaction of the sun's energy with the atmosphere, oceans, and land.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Explain how weather involves the reflection, absorption, storage, and redistribution of energy over short to medium time spans.
  • Predict weather patterns based on changes in current conditions.
  • Explain how extreme imbalances in energy distribution in the oceans, atmosphere, and land may lead to severe weather conditions.
  • Use models based on current conditions to predict weather phenomena.
  • Analyze how changes in the atmosphere and oceans due to natural and human activity affect global climate.