SCIENCE FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Today you will begin working review openers to help prepare you to take the Science Final Exam test.

Try answering them before looking up answers. You may use your ILL or the textbook to answer

the review questions. You should NOT work together on Final Exam

review questions! Answer the questions on your regular opener

sheet. Remember to restate or answer.

SCIENCE MSL REVIEW

You will need a blank sheet of notebook paper. Write MSL Review at the top of the page. Write ‘Atmosphere & Weather Review Day 1’

on the first line. Copy the questions and write your answers. When everyone is finished, we will check

answers. Turn your paper in (you will get it back tomorrow). BE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON YOUR PAPER!!! You have 10 minutes!

Atmosphere & Weather Review A&W - Day 1 write this on your paper

1. List the five layers of the atmosphere starting at Earth’s surface.

The 5 layers of Earth’s atmosphere are…

2. What are the two most common gases in the atmosphere?

The 2 most common gases in our atmosphere are…

3. What are two events that cause sudden, wide-spread changes in our atmosphere?

Two causes of sudden change in our atmosphere are…

Atmosphere & Weather Review A&W - Day 2 write this on your paper

1. A build up of __________ gases might cause temperatures on Earth to get warmer.

2. Scientists say that ozone is ‘good up high and bad nearby’. What does this mean?

3. In which layer of the atmosphere is ozone helpful?

Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W - Day 3 write this on your paper

1. What is the type radiation that is blocked by the ozone layer?

2. What does altitude measure?

3. Which layer of the atmosphere has the warmest temperatures?

Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W – Day 4 write this on your paper

1. If the air density increases, what happens to the amount of oxygen you breathe in with each breath?

2. At which point is the air the least dense?

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Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W – Day 5 write this on your paper

1. Describe the difference between ‘weather’ and ‘climate’.

2. Define air mass.

3. What is a ‘front’?

Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W – Day 6 write this on your paper

1. Describe the characteristics (where do they form, moisture content, temperature) for each of the air masses:

a) Continental Polar b) Continental Tropicalc) Maritime Polard) Maritime Tropical

Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W – Day 7 write this on your paper

1. Draw and label each of the following fronts. Describe the type of weather associated with each.

Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W – Day 8 write this on your paper

Meteorologist use a variety of weather instruments to collect data and predict weather. What instrument could you use to find the following? (match the instrument to the condition)

Humidity barometerWind speed sling psychomotorAir pressure anemometer

Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W – Day 9 write this on your paper

1. How are winds created?

2. Give an example of a global wind system that affects the weather in the US.

3. What type of sever weather affects the eastern US and begins near Africa?

Atmosphere & Weather ReviewA&W – Day 10 write this on your paper

4. What causes the most damage during a hurricane?

5. What type of severe weather is often associated with warm fronts?

6. In the south and southeaster US, what type of severe weather is often associated with Thunderstorms?