Review Guide: Heat Transfer, Seasons, Water Cycle, & Atmosphere

I. Heat Transfer (Vocab Development, Heat Transfer Demos, Why? Why Not?)

List and define the 3 types of heat transfer.

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4. For each type of heat transfer, provide one example we discussed in class AND explain WHY it is that type of heat transfer.

5. Draw a diagram and explain how the 3 types of heat transfer play a role in the heating of the atmosphere?

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6. Describe a specific example of how condensation forms as a result of heat transfer. Be sure to include the type of heat transfer and the direction of the flow of energy.

II. Seasons

7. Label the diagram for EACH POSITION:

(a) What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

(b) Label the specific solstice or equinox.

(d) Draw in Polaris (the North Star)

(e) Label the degree of the tilt of our Earth on its axis

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8. Explain how and why the suns intensity changes throughout the course of a day (sunrise to sunset). Be sure to use the concepts of direct and indirect sunlight in your answer.

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III. The Water Cycle

9. Label the stages on the water cycle.

9A. Explain how heat transfer is responsible for the water cycle.

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IV. The Atmosphere (Cornell Notes, Foldable)

10. What is the atmosphere composed of? What determines the end of one and the start of another?

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11. List the 4 main layers of the Atmosphere

12. What and where is the ozone layer?

13. Describe the two layers that protect you?

14. How do the different characteristics of the atmosphere change as you go higher in altitude? (temperature, air pressure and composition) .

15. Complete the chart below:

Layer of the Atmosphere / Characteristic / How it Effects your Life