Study Guide for the 1st Test

Greeting Class,

Please see the terms below for the terms you will need to know for the first test, which is next week, March 7th.

Ch 1:
rotation
parallel
equator
meridian
tropic of cancer
tripic of capricorn
great vs small circle
longitude/ latitude
map projection
time zones
winter/summer solstice
equinox

Chapter 2:

Electromagnetic Radiation
Visible Light
Absorption
Scattering
Shortwave Radiation
Longwave Radiation
Global Radiation Balance
Insolation
Ozone
Greenhouse Effect
Net Radiation

Chapter 3:

Air Temperature
Conduction
Convection
Heat Island
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Temperature Inversion
Isotherms
Greenhouse Gases

Chapter 4:

Precipitation
Hydrologic Cycle
Hydrosphere
Humidity
Specific vs Relative Humidity
Adiabatic Principle
Clouds
4 Types of Precipitation
Unstable Air
Thunderstorms
Smog

Ch 5:

barometer
pressure gradient
wind
coriolis effect
cyclone
anticyclone
ITCZ
monsoon
jet stream

Ch 6:

weather system
air mass
front
cold front
warm front
cyclonic precipitation
tornado
tropical cyclone
storm surge

Chapter 7:
Climate
Climograph
Monsoon & Trade-Wind Coastal Climate
Dry Tropical Climate
Mediterranean Climate
Tundra Climate
Ice Sheet Climate

Chapter 8:
biogeography
eosystem
food chain
primay producers
consumers
photosynthesis
biomass
habitat
symbiosis
natural selection
species
biogeographic region
biodiversity