Unit 6 Study Guide
Chapter 23
23.1
Is water considered a polar or non-polar molecule? Explain.
What is a hydrogen bond? Are hydrogen bonds strong or weak? Explain.
23.2
What is a solution?
At the molecular level, is a solution homogeneous or heterogeneous? Explain.
How could you determine the difference between a colloid and a solution?
How does soap work? Would soap work better in hard or soft water? Why?
23.3
What is solubility? Solubility value?
Differentiate unsaturated, saturated and supersaturated solutions.
Be able to interpret a temperature-solubility graph.
23.4
Differentiate acids and bases.
What is pH?
Explain the disassociation of water when mixing with acids and bases.
What is a neutralization reaction?
Chapter 26
26.1
How does change in altitude affect barometric pressure?
26.2
Describe the layers of the atmosphere.
Where is the ozone layer located? How does it protect us?
What are CFC’s? Are they helpful or harmful to the environment? Explain.
26.3
What happens to solar radiation once it enters Earth’s atmosphere?
Chapter 27
27.1
Differentiate latitude and longitude.
How does Earth’s tilted axis and rotation affect it’s surface temperatures?
27.2
Describe how the coriolis effect affects global wind patterns.
27.3
What are the three most important factors that influence weather patterns?
How does temperature and pressure influence phase changes?
Explain dew point temperature.
When do cumuliform clouds form? Stratiform clouds?
How does an area of low pressure develop?
What is a temperature inversion?