You
will be asked to explain why we have different seasons on Earth. How do the
seasons relate to the equinoxes and solstices? How do the seasons relate to the
perihelion and aphelion? Resources to use to study for this test:
Textbook: Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 21
Textbook website quizzes
Textbook CD-ROM
Study Guide practice tests
Labs 1-17
Test review sheets from all tests so far this year
This test will consist of approximately 120 points:
Approximately 75 multiple choice/matching questions (1 point each)
3 short answer questions (15 points each)
Part I: Vocabulary
Mastery and application of these terms and concepts is necessary for the multiple choice questions and the short answer/diagrams section.
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altitude |
polar high |
occluded front |
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azimuth |
subpolar low |
surface convergence |
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temperature |
subtropical high |
divergence aloft |
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heat |
equatorial low |
surface divergence |
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kinetic energy |
polar front |
convergence aloft |
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calorie |
NE tradewinds |
Air mass |
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joule |
SE tradewinds |
Copernicus |
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heat capacity/specific heat |
Westerlies |
Galileo |
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conduction |
polar easterlies |
Ptolemy |
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convection |
saturated air |
Brahe |
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radiation |
dewpoint |
rotation |
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solid |
summer solstice |
revolution |
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liquid |
winter solstice |
Astronomical unit |
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gas |
autumnal equinox |
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion |
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evaporation |
vernal equinox |
Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion |
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condensation |
Tropic of Cancer |
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion |
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melting |
Tropic of Capricorn |
Universal Law of Gravitation |
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freezing |
Arctic Circle |
Kepler’s 1st Law of Planetary Motion |
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sublimation |
Antarctic Circle |
Kepler’s 2ndLaw of Planetary Motion |
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deposition |
pressure gradient force |
Kepler’s 3rd Law of Planetary Motion |
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latent heat |
Coriolis Effect |
perihelion |
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water vapor capacity |
surface friction |
aphelion |
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relative humidity |
cyclone |
ellipse |
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specific humidity |
anticyclone |
orbit |
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dry adiabatic rate |
cold front |
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wet adiabatic rate |
warm front |
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adiabatic heating/cooling |
stationary front |
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Part II: Short Answer
There are 3 short answer questions. (15 points each)
1.
You
will be asked to explain why we have different seasons on Earth. How do the
seasons relate to the equinoxes and solstices? How do the seasons relate to the
perihelion and aphelion?
2. You will be asked to explain the relationship between Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion and Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation. How does Newton’s Law explain why Kepler’s Laws work?
3. You will be asked to explain why a low pressure system is frequently associated with cloudy skies and precipitation while a high pressure system is associated with clear skies and cold temperatures. Why does the jet stream intensify a low pressure system? Use the concepts of wet and dry adiabatic rates, density, water vapor capacity, humidity, dewpoint, cyclone, and anticyclone in your answer.
IMPORTANT! The following diagrams are on the multiple choice section of the test:
