ENVS.SCI.9.E | Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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impactnatural global climate changeice capsglaciersocean currentssurface temperatures

analyze (the impact of natural global climate change) #dok3
evaluate (effects of climate change on ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures) #dok3
interpret (data related to climate impacts) #dok2
describe (changes in global systems due to climate change) #dok2

I can describe how natural global climate change affects ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures. #dok2
I can interpret data on global climate factors and their changes over time. #dok2
I can analyze the impacts of natural global climate change on major earth systems such as ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures. #dok3
I can evaluate the evidence for how natural global climate change has influenced global systems. #dok3

Natural global climate change has significant and observable impacts on global systems, including ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures.
Studying the effects of these natural changes helps us understand Earth's dynamic systems and informs predictions of future environmental shifts.

How does natural global climate change impact Earth's major systems such as ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures?
What evidence demonstrates changes in ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures over time?
In what ways do shifts in one global system (e.g., ocean currents) influence other systems (e.g., surface temperatures)?
Why is it important to study the impacts of natural global climate change?
How can scientists distinguish between natural and human-induced changes to global climate systems?