friday may 27, 2011 (review for semester final exam – day 5)
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FridayMay 27, 2011
(Review for Semester Final Exam – Day 5)
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The Launch PadFriday, 5/27/11
No Launch Pad Today
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AnnouncementsPlease check your yearly
average in this class.
If you are below 70 for the year, please come and see
me ASAP!
There are only two more grades remaining!
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Assignments For This Six-Weeks Date Issued Date Due
Lab – Air Masses, the Mid-Latitude Cyclones, and Weather Maps 4/20 4/25
Lab Quiz - Air Masses, the Middle-Latitude Cyclone, and Weather Maps 5/3 5/3
Lab – Weather Maps 5/4 5/6
Lab - National Weather Service Southern Regional Headquarters Local Weather
Information5/6 5/6
Test 10 5/10 5/10
Lab – Climate Change 5/13 5/20
Quiz – Global Climate Change 5/20 5/20
Review for Semester Final Exam 5/23 6/1
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Review for Semester Final Exam
Day 5Items 68 - ??
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68Draw a diagram that illustrates
the electromagnetic
radiation spectrum. Be sure to include colors of visible
light, and wavelength and
frequency variations.
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69Standard sea level pressure
in inches of mercury is:
29.92 in. Hg
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70The primary force that
generates wind is:the pressure gradient force
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71What would be the result of
a steep pressure gradient on an area?
strong winds
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72In the Northern Hemisphere, the
winds associated with a low pressure system (cyclone) blow in
what general directions?counterclockwise and toward the
center
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73In the Northern Hemisphere, the
winds associated with a high pressure system (anticyclone) blow
in what general directions?clockwise and outward from the
center
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74What atmospheric condition is usually associated with a low
pressure system?
precipitation
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75Draw the weather map symbols for the following
types of fronts:
cold front
warm front
occluded front
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76Which type of front causes a wind shift from south or southwest to
northwest?
a cold front
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77What happens when an
active cold front overtakes a warm front?
an occluded front forms
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78Which part of the United
States does the humid subtropical climate
dominate?southeastern
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79The most realistic models of
atmospheric warming predict that mean global surface temperature
will increase about ________ during the second half of the
twenty-first century.
2.5°C
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80What are the two most important elements in a
climatic description?temperatureprecipitation
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81What one process has added
the greatest quantities of carbon dioxide to the
atmosphere?
burning of fossil fuels
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82Define the term “dew
point.”the temperature at which
water vapor condenses to a liquid
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83Define the terms “evaporation” and
“condensation.”Evaporation is the process of
converting a liquid to a vapor (gas.)Condensation is the process of
converting a vapor (gas) to a liquid.
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84List some possible consequences of
global warming.more frequent and intense hurricanes
shifts in the paths of large-scale cyclonic storms
increase of heat waves and droughtsrising sea levels