TEKS: Chapter 112. Science See All Teacher Resources

112.20.b.10

(10) Earth and space. The student knows that climatic interactions exist among Earth, ocean, and weather systems. The student is expected to:

• (A) recognize that the Sun provides the energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds ; 
• (B) identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressures and fronts; and 
• (C) identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes.