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Describe Earth’s principal sources of internal and external energy: pg. 35
Heat transfer occurs in the Earth by: review … pg. 560
 Conduction
 Convection
 Radiation
What are the main sources of energy to the climate system?
Section 2 Chapter 22 pg. 555-560
What conditions of formation are associated with the following types of severe weather? – pg. 608 – 610
Thunderstorm
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Floods
Safety and Mitigation – pg. 619
Severe Weather
Floods
Seasonal variations in severe weather – pg. 632
Conditions associated with frontal boundaries – pg. 605
Types of fronts -pg. 605 - 606
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Cloud Formation - pg. 581
Types of Clouds - pg. 584-585
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Adiabatic Cooling - pg. 582
Precipitation – Section 3 Chapter
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Topography’s effect on precipitation – pg. 636
Weather Terms
1. Advection
2. Air density
3. Air Masses
4. Downbursts
5. Drought
6. Dry lines
7. Frontal Boundaries
8. Frontal Wedging
9. Ultraviolet Radiation
10. Wind Shear
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UNIT 6
E2.2A: Describe the Earth’s principal sources of internal and external energy
Review
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E2.2C: Describe natural processes in which heat transfer in the Earth occurs by conduction, convection, and radiation.
Review
Clarification: Radiation from the Sun heats the land and water of Earth which in turn heats the atmosphere. Thermal energy produces movement of matter (convection) observed as wind.
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E2.2D: Identify the main sources of energy to the climate system.
Review
Clarification: Radiation from the Sun creates temperature differences in water, land, and the atmosphere, which drive local, regional, and global patterns of atmospheric circulation. video bbc-weather
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E4.3A: Describe the various conditions of formation associated with severe weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, waves, and drought).
E4.3B: Describe the damage resulting from and the social impact of thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods.
E4.3D: Describe the seasonal variations in severe weather.
E4.3E: Describe conditions associated with frontal boundaries that result in severe weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes).
Cool Interactive video and models http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-ofnature/?section=t# Tornado hurricane http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3011783809208213240&q=tornado+is:free# http://www4.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/weather_systems/digging_dee per_2011_southern_tornado.html
destruction caused by tornado
HOLT pages 605-610
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E4.3C: Describe severe weather and flood safety and mitigation.
Clarification: Loss of property, personal injury, and loss of life can be reduced through the application of forecasting technology and informed decisions on land use and individual behavior.
Holt Pages 385, 386, 619, 620
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E4.3F: Describe how mountains, frontal wedging (including dry lines), convection, and convergence form clouds and precipitation.
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E4.3g: Explain the process of adiabatic cooling and adiabatic temperature changes to the formation of clouds. Holt 581-583
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