Download Weather and Climate Test Review Guide File

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Weather and Climate Common Assessment Study Plan TEST DATE
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Identify the areas you need to work on between now and the test date.
Book I Ch. 1 Sect. 3 Global and Local Winds pp. 14-19 (textbook)
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Review notes p. 194
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What is wind?
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What causes wind?
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Be familiar with the different wind types.
Book I Ch. 2
Section 1: Water in the Air pp. 38-45 (textbook)
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Review weather vocabulary p. 173-174
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Review weather notes p. 176-181
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Describe the water cycle.
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What happens to air’s ability to hold water vapor as temperature increases?
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Describe the 4 types of precipitation.
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Review check-up p. 183-184
Section 2: Air Masses and Fronts pp. 46-51 (textbook)
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Review Air Masses and Fronts notes p. 185-188
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Be familiar with the four major air masses (maritime, continental, polar, tropical) and what type of air and
weather they would be associated with each.
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Be familiar with the four fronts (warm, cold, occluded, stationary). Know the major characteristics of each and
the weather associated with each.
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Review check-up p. 189-190
Section 3: Severe Weather pp. 52-59 (textbook)
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Review notes p. 195-197
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What causes lightning?
Section 4: Forecasting the Weather pp. 60-63 (textbook)
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Review vocabulary (tools) p. 198
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What kinds of information do you get from a weather map?
Book I Chapter 3
Section 1: What is Climate? pp. 74-80 (textbook)
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How are weather and climate different? P. 176
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Review climate notes p. 200
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How does the latitude of an area affect its climate?
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How do prevailing winds affect the amount of precipitation an area receives?
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How do mountains affect the temperature and amount of precipitation?
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How do large bodies of water affect temperature and amount of precipitation?
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What causes seasons?
Section 4: Changes in Climate p. 92-97 (textbook)
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Describe what the geologic record states about how the Earth’s climate has changed.
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Review notes p. 207-208
Book H Chapter 3
Section 1: Currents (handout) in notebook p. 201
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Review notes p. 202
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Describe how surface currents move.
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What causes surface currents?
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What factors influence how surface currents move?
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What causes deep currents?
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How do deep currents move?
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Review quiz p. 205
Section 2: Currents and Climate (handout) in notebook p. 203
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Review notes p. 204
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How do warm-water currents affect climate?
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How do cold-water currents affect climate?
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Review quiz p. 206
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