Quarter Final Exam Review is on Nov 15, 2012
The Quarter Final Exam will cover the following units:
Unit 1: MEASUREMENT AND OBSERVATION
NOTES packet plus Review Book –Introduction Chapter pp. 1-15
This includes:
Observation and Inference
Metric Measurements
Scientific Notation
Mass, Volume and Density Units
Density Formula and Density Relationships
Percent Deviation Formula
Rate of Change Formula
Unit 2: MODELS AND DIMENSIONS OF THE EARTH
NOTES packet pp. 1-23 plus Review Book—Ch. 1 Planet Earth pp. 16-38
This includes:
Shape of Earth and proof of Earth's shape
Gravity and the shape of the Earth
Spheres of the Earth
ESRT Chemical Composition of Crust, Hydrosphere and Troposphere
ESRT Properties of the Earth's Atmosphere
Determining coordinates on a map
Map directions and map distances
ESRT Map of New York State
Time Zones and Longitude
Polaris and Latitude
MAPPING NOTES pp. 24-32
Review Book-Ch 1 Planet Earth--pp. 26-34
This includes:
Interpreting Topographic Maps
Drawing Contour Lines/Isolines
Drawing Profiles—WILL BE ON THE TEST
Calculating Gradient—WILL BE ON THE TEST
Unit 3 Rocks and Minerals
Minerals ONLY pp. 1-10 of the NOTES packet
Review Book: Ch 2 Minerals Rocks and Resources pp. 39-45
Review Book questions:
p. 44 Q. 1-17
IMPORTANT: Please use the TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS/TUTORIALS PAGE on this website to
practice questions and listen to tutorials provided
For practicing test questions, use :
01 Introduction: Size, Shape and Composition of Earth
02 Mapping
03 Rocks and Minerals
For listening to the youtube tutorials, use:
Shape of Earth
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Latitude and Longitude
Ref Table p. 3 latitude and Longitude
P. 3 ESRT
Ref Table p. 1 Chemical Composition
Ref Table p, 14 layers of the Atmosphere
Topographic Map Skills
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How To Lowest Point
Steep Slope/Gentle Slope
Topos-Stream Flow
Topos- Steepest Slope
Topos- Profile
Topos- Highest Possible Point
Topos- Gradient
Minerals and Rocks
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Minerals