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Geography 101
Earth Science
Winter, 2004
Study Guide for Exam #3
Soil
soil (define)
parent material
soil forming factors (cl, o, r, p, t)
know how to use a soil survey book
Atmosphere Composition
Focus Study 3.1 (pp.73-75)
News Report 3.2 (p.76)
scattering
meteorology
backscattering
climatology
reflection
composition of the
adiabatic lapse rate
atmosphere
normal lapse rate
greenhouse effect
albedo
carbon cycle
water vapor
ozone
absorption
Atmospheric Moisture
evaporation
condensation
sublimation
specific humidity
cirrus clouds
relative humidity
cumulus clouds
dew point
dry adiabatic lapse rate
psychrometer
wet adiabatic lapse rate
Air Pressure & Wind
air pressure
mercury barometer
causes of wind
isobar
pressure gradient
Coriolis effect
jet stream
cyclone (lows)
anticyclone (highs)
westerlies
convergence
easterlies
divergence
subpolar low
non-rotating earth
polar high
equatorial low
monsoons
subtropical high
sea / land breezes
valley & mountain breezes
Weather Patterns & Severe Storms
air mass
polar air mass (P)
tropcical air mass (T)
continental air mass (c)
maritime air mass (m)
Climate
global warming
El Nino
fronts
tornadoes
warm front
Doppler radar
cold front
hurricanes
stationary front
eye wall
occluded front
tropical depression
mid-latitude cyclone tropical storm
thunderstorms
storm surge