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Name ___________________ Block ________ Study Guide #1 for Earth Science Mid-term Exam 1) What are the 4 spheres of Earth and what do they involve? 1) ________________________________________ 2) ________________________________________ 3) ________________________________________ 4) _________________________________________ 2) What are the layers of the atmosphere and identify something that happens in each one: 1) _________________________________________ 2) _________________________________________ 3) _________________________________________ 4) _________________________________________ 3) Name the 4 fronts, their symbols, and the weather/clouds they bring. 1) _________________________________________ 2) _________________________________________ 3) _________________________________________ 4) _________________________________________ 4) Compare and contrast hurricanes and tornadoes. Hurricanes Tornadoes 5) Explain the difference between: continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 6) Compare and contrast surface currents and deep currents. Surface Currents Deep Currents 7) Explain what evaporation and freezing does to the salinity and density of water. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 8) Identify where warm and cold currents begin and “end”. a) warm - __________________________________ b) cold - ___________________________________ 9) Explain the difference between deep-sea corers and sonar. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Name ____________________ Block ______ Study Guide #2 for Earth Science Mid-term Exam 1) What is the formula for Density? ___________________ 2) Explain the two ways to find volume. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 3) Name the common elements found in: Seawater - ______________________________ Greenhouse gases - ____________________________ Our atmosphere - _____________________________ 4) What is the difference between: An independent variable - _________________________ _____________________________________________ And a dependent variable - ________________________ _____________________________________________ 5) List the steps of the scientific method in order: 1) _____________________________ 2) _____________________________ 3) _____________________________ 4) _____________________________ 5) ______________________________ 6) ______________________________ 7) ______________________________ 6) Identify the difference between low salinity and high salinity areas (give 2 for each). Low Salinity Areas High Salinity Areas 7) Explain what is needed for a cloud to form (3 things). _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 8) Describe and explain what happens when the following clouds appear: Cirrus - _______________________________________ Cumulus - _______________________________________ Cumulusnimbus - __________________________________ Nimbus - ________________________________________ Stratus - ______________________________________ Stratusnimbus - __________________________________ 9) Identify how salt enters and leaves the ocean. Enters Leaves 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. Name ________________________ Block ___________ Study Guide #3 for Earth Science Mid-term Exam 1. Name the 3 temperature zones of the ocean and 2 facts about each. a.___________________________ 1.________________________________________ 2.________________________________________ b.___________________________ 1.________________________________________ 2.________________________________________ c.___________________________ 1.________________________________________ 2.________________________________________ 2. Explain how heat energy is related to: Reflection____________________________________ Convection____________________________________ Conduction____________________________________ Radiation_____________________________________ 3. Explain atmospheric conditions when: Dewpoint and air temp. move apart - _____________________ Water evaporates quickly-_____________________________ At the equator -____________________________________ Dewpoint and air temp. are same-________________________ 4. Explain how the angle of isolation affects climates/seasons at different latitudes: a) Polar regions-__________________________________ ____________________________________________ b) Equator-______________________________________ _____________________________________________ c) Mid-latitude (VA)-_______________________________ _____________________________________________ 5. Identify what the following instruments measure: a) Hydrometer-_______________________________ b) Anemometer-_______________________________ c) Psychrometer-______________________________ d) Barometer-_________________________________ e) Wind vane-_________________________________ f) Core-sampling-______________________________ g) Thermometer-______________________________ h) Echo sounding-______________________________ 6. Explain how air masses are named and how they move. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 7. Explain the causes of tides and the difference between neap and spring tides. ____________________________ Spring tide-____________________________________ _____________________________________________ Neap tide-_____________________________________ _____________________________________________ 8. Define albedo and identify how it is different: _____________________________________________ a) Snowy area-_________________________________ b) Grassy -____________________________________ c) Sandy-_____________________________________ d) Forest -____________________________________ 9. Explain the Coriolis Effect and how it affects the winds and currents. _____________________________________ ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 10. Identify the gases: a) Found in the atmosphere-_______________________ b) That are greenhouse-__________________________ 11. Explain the difference between open and closed systems and give an example of each.______________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 12. Identify how animals get their food at the top of the ocean compared to the bottom of the ocean. What does upwelling do?___________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 13. Explain difference between land and sea breezes (time, temp., wind direction, atmospheric pressure…)____________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________