Spring Final Study Guide for Integrated Physical Science – Ms. Johnson
2009-1010
Format of the exam: 100 questions - All of the questions are either multiple choice, matching or true/false (all scantron)
This is an open journal exam (no worksheets or photocopies).
****Please Note*** This study guide is an attempt to provide a list of review terms and concepts from the semester in preparation for the final exam. It may not include all material covered during the year. Any additional material covered during the year from lecture, reading, quizzes, and labs that is not on this study guide may still be include on the final exam
1. The final exam counts for ~15% of your semester grade.
2. The final exam will be comprehensive on Chapters from the Physical Science Text (Ch 22.5, 17.1-17.3, 8.3, 8.4, 24.1, 24.4, 24.5, 24.6) and from the Biology Text used in class (Ch 13.1-13.6, 14.1, 14.2, 10.1-10.4)
3. Study the labs we've done in class and homework assignments (both the reading and worksheets).
4. Review old tests & quizzes.
5. Use your test corrections – these are the questions that you answered incorrectly, so give this material a little more study time.
6. Take the practice assessments at the end of each chapter.
7. Go online to PHSchool.com for self-grading assessments (enter the Web Code provided in your textbook at the end of each Chapter Assessment section)
8. USE the study sessions provided in class the week before final exams. During this time you may review previous exams, work with a study buddy, as well as just ask questions. Three and a half days have been set aside for these review sessions
Concepts Covered 2nd Semester:
Unit 1: Earthquakes (Chapter 22.5)
1. Read the chapter summary
2. Review Cornell and lecture notes
3. Study the homework assignments for this unit and the notes you've added as it was reviewed in class
Define:
eathquake
seismic waves
stress
fault
strike-slip fault
thrust fault
normal fault
fold
focus
epicenter
P wave
S wave
Love wave
Raleigh wave
surface wave
seismograph
Richter scale
Mercalli index
magnitude
intensity
tsunami
Unit 2: Waves (Chapter 17.1 – 17.3)
1. Read the chapter summary
2. Review Cornell and lecture notes
3. Study the homework assignments for this unit and the notes you've added as it was reviewed in class
Define:
mechanical wave
medium
crest
trough
transverse wave
compression
rarefaction
longitudinal wave
surface wave
period
frequency
hertz
wavelength
amplitude
reflection
refraction
diffraction
interference
constructive interference
destructive interference
standing wave
Unit 3: Ecology (From Biology Text: 13.1 – 13.4, 13.6, 14.1, 14.2)
1. Review Cornell and lecture notes
2. Study the homework assignments for this unit and the notes you've added as it was reviewed in class
Define:
ecology
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
organism
population
random sampling
biotic
abiotic
biodiversity
keystone species
producer
consumer
autotroph
heterotroph
chemosynthesis
food chain
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
detritivore
decomposer
specialist
generalist
trophic level
food web
1st, 2nd, 3rd level consumers
energy pyramid
biomass
Unit 4: Biogeochemical Cycles (Biology text Ch 13.5, Physical Science Text 8.3, 8.4)
1. Read the chapter summary
2. Review Cornell and lecture notes
3. Study the homework assignments for this unit and the notes you've added as it was reviewed in class
Define:
biogeochemical cycles
hydrologic cyce
carbon cycle
condensation
precipitation
infiltration
runoff
transpiration
evapotranspiration
evaporation
carbon
photosynthesis
respiration
fossil fuels
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases
acid
base
hydronium
hydroxide
pH
indicator
Unit 5: Evolution (From Biology Text: Chapter 10.1 – 10.4)
1. Review Cornell and lecture notes
2. Study the homework assignments for this unit and the notes you've added as it was reviewed in class
Define:
evolution
Linnaeus
Buffon
Erasmus Darwin
Lyell
Lamarck
Cuvier
Hutton
Malthus
Charles Darwin
species
fossil
catastrophism
gradualism
uniformitarianism
variation
adaptation
Galapagos
artificial selection
heritability
natural selection
population
fitness
biogeography
homologous structure
analogous structure
vestigial structure
Unit 6: Weather (Chapter 24.1, 24.4, 24.5, 24.6)
1. Read the chapter summary
2. Review Cornell and lecture notes
3. Study the homework assignments for this unit and the notes you've added as it was reviewed in class
Define:
atmosphere
air pressure
barometer
troposphere
weather
stratosphere
ozone layer
mesosphere
thermosphere
ionosphere
aurora
humidity
relative humidity
dew point
cloud
fog
stratus clouds
cumulus clouds
cirrus clouds
air mass
front
cold front
warm front
stationary front
occluded front
cyclone
anticylclone
thunderstorm
lightening
thunder
tornado
hurricane
meterologists
isotherm
isobar