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MSP Review Homework # 8
Due: 3/13/15
Name _________________________________________________
Period _________
Attach this paper to the front of this assignment. When answering each
question, remember the following:
a.
Use complete sentences unless you use an approved outline form.
b. Write, print, or type each question followed by the answer.
c.
Skip one line between a question and the answer and skip two lines
between an answer and the next question.
d. You may look at a variety of sources for answers but do not copy
from other students or plagiarize.
e.
Neatness counts!
f.
Label all drawings and tables. Include titles on drawings and tables.
g.
Include units with numbers throughout the assignment.
h. Be thorough and give explanations!
Catastrophic Events
1. What are some properties that change as you move through
different layers of the atmosphere beginning with the troposphere?
2.
Describe the composition and properties of the troposphere and
stratosphere.
3.
Define conduction, convection, and radiation and give an example
of each.
4.
Explain the water cycle. Include transpiration, evaporation,
condensation, and precipitation in your explanation. Draw a
diagram of the water cycle. Explain how the water cycle affects
weather?
5.
What is the role of the sun in the water cycle? Give some local
examples of where parts of the water cycle can be seen.
6.
Give some examples of bodies of saltwater and bodies of fresh
water. Explain how saltwater becomes salty.
7.
Compare a weather model to the actual weather. Are weather
forecasting tools always correct? Do the computer simulations
always get it right?
8.
What is the difference between weather and climate? Give an
example of each.
9.
Explain the causes of atmospheric circulation and oceanic currents.
How do ocean currents influence the atmosphere in terms of
weather and climate?
10. What causes the wind?
11. Which has a greater temperature gradient, a city that is close to the
ocean or a city that is inland? Why? Which heats/cools faster,
water or rock?
12. Define the following terms:
a. Crust
b. Core
c. Mantle
d. Lithosphere
e. Asthenosphere
f. Mesosphere
g. Inner core
h. Outer core
13. What are the three main parts of the Earth in order from the middle
out? Draw and label a picture of the layers of the Earth. Be sure
to show the relative thicknesses of each layer and the consistencies
of each layer.
14. Discuss the convection currents inside of the earth and explain how
they change the shape of the land. Describe how thermal energy
and convection currents underground can cause earthquakes and
volcanoes. Draw a labeled diagram showing how convection in
the upper mantle drives the movement of the crustal plates.
15. What are tectonic plates? What tectonic plate do we live on?
Which plate boundary are we closest to? What are the three types
of tectonic plate boundaries? What is created at each boundary?
16. Describe what might happen when plate boundaries meet. Give
examples of each type of plate boundary including convergent
boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries.
17. How do magma and lava differ?
18. How do constructive processes change landforms? Give two
examples.
19. How do destructive processes change landforms? Give two
examples.
20. Describe different kinds of evidence that are used to document past
conditions on Earth. Describe how fossils and other artifacts
provide evidence of how life has changed over time.
21. Explain the role that living organisms play in shaping landforms
such as:
a. coral islands
b. limestone deposits
c. oil deposits
d. coal deposits
22. Explain how the following landforms of the Pacific Northwest
were formed and provide evidence of past geologic events:
a. Mount St. Helens
b. Crater Lake
c. Channeled Scablands
23. Describe Earth processes that we can observe and measure today
(e.g., rate of sedimentation, movement of tectonic plates, changes
in composition of the atmosphere). How do these processes
provide clues to Earth’s past?