Unit 3 Objectives- Oceans and Climates
1.
Students will be able to describe the
greenhouse effect and list the factors that cause it.
Buzz
words:
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deforestation
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carbon dioxide
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methane
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transpiration
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global warming
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decay
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ocean action
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2.
Students will be able to describe the
differences of Temperature and
atmosphere for the Planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth,
and explain why these differences
exist.
3.
Students will be able to describe the problems
caused by ozone depletion and be able to describe how and why ozone depletion
occurs.
Buzz
words:
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ultraviolet radiation
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CFCs
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life span
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cataracts
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skin cancer
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smog
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4.
Students will be able to describe how land and
water cool differently. Be able to describe how color affects rate of heating
and how mixing sand and water effects heating (how
does evaporation play a part in this?).
5.
Be able to describe the water cycle and heat
exchange (see picture on page 146 in text book). Review exploration number
4.
6.
Be able to define DEW POINT. Describe how
to determine dew point and
what it means to us. What happens in the atmosphere when dew
point is
reached.
7.
Be able to describe what Lake Effect Snow is and how elevation affects temperature.
8.
Be able to list and give a short description of
the six hidden marvels found in your text book.
Buzz Words:
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Hawaii volcanoes
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Abyssal
Plains
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Mid-Ocean
Ridges
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Undersea
Canyons
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Marianas
Trench
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Gulf
Stream
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9.
Be able to describe the solution to Count Luigi Marsilis
puzzle.
10. Be able to define and
calculate DENSITY. You should be able to determine when a object will float or sink using the concept of density.
11. Be able to describe what a HYDROMETER is and how it
works.
12. Be able to describe
the four main type of air masses and what type of
Weather
would be associated with each and the general location from which they tend to
come from.
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Continental
polar
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Continental
tropical
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Maritime
polar
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Maritime
tropical
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13. Be able to name and
describe all the parts of a weather map. Included will be:
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cold
front
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warm
front
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stationary front
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precipitation
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high
pressure
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low
pressure
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14. Be able to describe
all of the factors which influence climate. Be able to
predict climate given these conditions.
Elevation Altitude Water proximity populations
15. Be able to name the four parts of the atmosphere and give a
brief description of what is important about each part (page 172).
16. Be able to define and
describe pressure. Describe how
force and pressure are related.
17. Be able to describe
the units of pressure and make
conversions from one unit to the next.
1.0 Atmosphere = 14.7 lbs/in2
= 101 kPa = 101,000 Pa = 76.0 cm Hg
Newtons /m2 =
Pascals
18. Be able to describe
the Coriolis Effect. Explain how
currents flow due to this effect.
19. Be able to describe El Nino and La Nina. What are the
effects of this phenomena?
20. Be able to describe
how hurricanes form and what makes
hurricanes.
21. Be able to name and
describe the world winds you discussed in class.
Included
will be doldrums, trade winds, horse latitudes.
22. Be able to define BAROMETER
and explain how one works.
