2018, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 25: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Earth and Space Science Standard: 4 - Explain the relationship among the energy provided by the sun, the global patterns of atmospheric movement, and the temperature differences among water, land, and atmosphere. Standard: 8.ESS.2.5 - Interpret basic weather data to identify patterns in air mass interactions and the relationship of those patterns to local weather. Clarification Statements: Data includes temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, and wind. Examples of patterns can include air masses flow from regions of high pressure to low pressure, and how sudden changes in weather can result when different air masses collide. Data can be provided to students (such as in weather maps, data tables, diagrams, or visualizations) or obtained through field observations or laboratory experiments. State Assessment Boundary: Specific names of cloud types or weather symbols used on weather maps are not expected in state assessment.   View item in MCAS Digital Item Library