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Test 2: Intro/Properties of Earth’s Atmosphere
The following is a list of topics to help guide you in your studies. This is not to be used as your only source of
studying!!! Topics on the exam may include but are not limited to the following:
1. ESRT Temperature & Pressure
a. Reading both charts, converting temperature (oC & oF) and pressure (mb & in Hg)
b. Understanding that temperature changes create pressure changes
c. Low = higher temperatures & moist air
d. High = low temperatures & drier air
e. Air /wind moves from high pressure to low pressure
2. Earth Spheres
a. Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere
b. ESRT- Average Chemical Composition of Earth’s Crust, Hydrosphere & Atmosphere
3. Properties, Characteristics of Earth’s Atmosphere
a. ESRT-Selected Properties of Earth’s Atmosphere
b. Relationship between altitude and temperature, pressure and water vapor
c. Characteristics of each atmospheric layer
d. Role of ozone
4. Heat Transfer
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
5. Electromagnetic Radiation & Electromagnetic Spectrum
a. ESRT-Electromagnetic Spectrum
b. Characteristics of each type of radiation (ex: wavelength)
c. How radiation is related to energy entering the earth and leaving the earth (UV vs. Infrared)
d. Greenhouse Effect & gases (trapping heat)
6. Specific Heat
a. ESRT-Specific Heat
b. Application of specific heat to how the Earth heats and cools and relation to winds
7. Planetary Winds
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. ESRT- pg 14 Planetary Wind and Moisture Belts in the Troposphere
i. ID high pressure, low pressure, moisture content
ii. Use to help you with Coriolis Effect 
8. The concept of specific heat causing the Earth’s surface to heat and cool differently. This causes
temperate & density of the atmosphere above the surface to change, these temperature changes
cause pressure changes. These pressure changes cause weather!
a. Specific Heat  temperature changes  density changes  pressure changes 
wind/weather/breezes
9. REMEMBER YOUR LABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE APPLICATION OF MANY OF THESE TOPICS 
 Specific heat
 Radiation
 Conduction
 Convection