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Semester One Exam Study Guide

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1. Beginning with Science Welcome to ESS

a. Define biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and cryosphere.

b. For all three subatomic particle (protons, neutrons, electrons) – what is the location of each, charges of each?

c. Heat transfer – define conduction, radiation, convection

2. Beginning with Science 2 Scientific Method

a. What is science?

b. What is an example of science?

c. What is pseudoscience?

d. What is an example of pseudoscience?

e. Describe the scientific method. Why is it important that we use the scientific Method?

3. Beginning with Science 3 Theories and Laws

a. Define law

b. Define theory

c. What is the difference between a theory and a law?

d. Can theories be changed? Why/Why not?

e. Can laws be changed? Why/Why not?

UNIT CONVERSIONS

4. Climate and Meteorology 1

a. What states of matter are snow, ice, sleet, rain, water vapor, and hail in?

b. Diagram and label the water cycle, and write a brief description of each step.

5. Climate and Meteorology 2

a. What does an increase of air pressure mean for the weather? What does a decrease indicate?

b. Name the layers of the atmosphere and indicate their function.

c. What are weather balloons used for?

6. Climate and Meteorology 5

a. How is a hurricane formed?

b. What is the most likely reason for an evacuation of an area by the National Weather Service?

c. Describe the formation of a thunderstorm

7. Climate and Meteorology 6

a. What locations on earth would have more heat, cold, snow, or various climate types (be able to locate on a map)?

8. Fresh Water

a. Sinkholes/caves (karst formations)– what causes them?

b. stalagmites, stalactites – what forms them

c. Geysers/hot springs – what causes them

9. Our Universe 1

a. Review electric fields and electromagnetic waves.

b. Where does light travel fastest?

c. What type of wave CANNOT travel without a medium?

d. Draw a wave with a very long wavelength, and a wave with a short wavelength.

e. Define light year. How many miles and how many kilometers is a light year?

f. Review the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.

10. Our Universe 2

a. What is the difference between reflection and refraction telescopes? Which is best for different uses?

b. What benefit does space exploration have for people?

c. Why is Kennedy Space Center important to Floridians?

11. Our Universe 3

a. Review graphs showing how to classify stars. What can they tell you?

b. Review the life cycle of a star – describe it below.

c. Given a spectrum of moving and motionless stars – what is happening with those stars?

12. Our Universe 4

a. What force helps galaxies form their shapes?

b. What two things affect gravitational pull?

c. Describe the Big Bang Theory.

d. Review Forces – gravitational(effect of gravity between objects of differing mass), electromagnetic, strong nuclear , movement with electromagnetic waves and field

e. How does red shift provide an explanation for the expansion of the universe?

f. What does background noise detected in space provide evidence of?

g. What are the COBE and WMAP missions, and why are they important?

13. Rocks and Minerals 2

a. Describe the rock cycle

b. What are the 3 types of rocks?

14. Rocks and Minerals 3

a. What are the pros and cons of mining?