Student Review
Investigations in Earth and Space Science Semester A 2014 Examination
Directions: This review sheet will help you prepare for the Unit Assessment. Each night, you
will be completing some of this review sheet. Answers should be written on a separate sheet of
paper. You may use your textbook, notes, labs, or any other resource to complete this. HOLD
ON TO THIS REVIEW SHEET! IT WILL ALSO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR THE
SEMESTER EXAM IN JANUARY!
equator
heat transfer
La Niña
latitude
monsoon
Northern Hemisphere
Prevailing winds
radiation
revolution
rotation
surface current
Southern Hemisphere
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Skills and Processes
dependent variable
density
independent variable
pattern
range
trend
Fluid Circulation and Solar Energy
air pressure
conduction
convection
Coriolis effect
density-driven currents
El Niño
energy budget
Solar Energy and Fluid Circulation
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identify the most likely method of heat energy transfer by water in the atmosphere.
describe how differences in the density of liquids affect circulation.
describe how pressure gradients affect atmospheric circulation.
describe the changes in pressure associated with altitude.
given a map, predict the direction of movement of a low and high pressure area.
explain how changes in solar energy affect atmospheric circulation.
use rainfall data to predict a characteristic of a geographic region.
describe ways that the atmospheric and oceanic circulations influence each other.
describe how the change from La Niña to El Niño affects the ocean and atmosphere.
identify how differences in density affect the movement of water.
identify how ocean currents are affected by the Coriolis effect.
identify how wind direction is affected by the Coriolis effect.
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explain the effect of various land surfaces on incoming solar energy.
compare and contrast the effect of land and water surfaces on incoming solar energy.
explain the cause of Earth’s seasons.
describe how Sun angle and length of daylight change from season to season at any location.
relate changes in Sun angle and length of daylight to seasonal temperature changes.
describe how temperature near various surfaces changes through the day-night cycle.
Investigations in Earth and Space Science Student Review
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MCPS
2014