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title: "SO4: Ocean-Weather-Climate Relationships (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SO4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SO4
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SO4: Ocean-Weather-Climate Relationships

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information that describes the complex relationships between weather, climate and the oceans.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SO4.a**: Develop a model to explain the effects of tilt of the earth, solar energy inputs, and heat capacity of land and oceans on the resulting patterns of weather and climate.
- **SO4.b**: Ask questions to investigate and provide explanations about the influence of the Coriolis Effect on winds, ocean currents, and climate.
- **SO4.c**: Analyze and interpret data to develop models for global patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation. (Clarification statement: Include the role of deep water currents in oceanic circulation.)
- **SO4.d**: Construct an explanation for variations in global weather patterns such as El Nino, hurricanes, and monsoons and design solutions to minimize the impact of these systems on human populations
- **SO4.e**: Use mathematics and computational thinking to explain how climate change influences the ocean. (Clarification statement: Emphasis is on sea level rise and ocean acidification.)

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.