Quizzes are usually given in
the class following the lecture covering the quiz content. Quiz dates will be
announced in class.
Latitude longitude Quiz 1
Be able to plot latitude coordinates on a grid, such
as: 30° S Latitude, 10° E Longitude. Understand the difference
between lines of latitude and longitude. Which are parallels? Which are
meridians? Which meet at the poles? Which ones measure your distance E & W
of the Prime Meridian? Which measure the distance N or S of the Equator? Is the
Equator a line of latitude or longitude?
Earth- Sun Relationship Quiz 2
You
will be given Diagram 2.15 titled
“Annual march of the seasons.”
Identifying dates will be removed from the diagram. You will have to
determine which of the positions of the Earth represents the Winter
and Summer Solstices, and the Spring and Fall Equinoxes. Also know the dates
for the Solstices and Equinoxes and the location of the subsolar
point for each of the four dates.
Atmosphere Quiz 3
You
will be given Figure 3.2(Modern
Atmosphere Profile) with the words “Composition, Temperature, and Function”
removed. Thus you need to know which divisions of the atmosphere fall under
each category. Understand the air composition differences between the homosphere and the heterosphere.
In which of the spheres denoted by temperature (troposphere, stratosphere,
mesosphere, and thermosphere) does most of our weather occur? What are the
functions of the ionosphere and the ozonosphere? Know the composition of the
gases in the atmosphere, from greatest to least (exact percentages unnecessary,
see Figure 2.19, page 51).What happens to air temperature as you increase in
elevation in the troposphere? In the stratosphere?
Which sphere protects us from incoming x-rays, gamma rays, and cosmic rays?
Which sphere protects us from too much UV light?
Highs and lows Quiz 4
Understand
the different properties of high and low pressure areas. Do winds converge or
diverge at the surface? Are parcels of air ascending and cooling or descending
and heating through compression? Do winds circulate in a clockwise or
counterclockwise direction? Which are called cyclones? Which anticyclones?
Phase Change Quiz 5
Quiz
on Phase Changes of Water will cover this material. Know what phase changes are
involved in evaporation (liquid water to water vapor gas), condensation,
freezing, and sublimation. Also, know if energy is released from the water
molecule into the environment (thus heating the environment) or absorbed from
the environment into the water molecule (thus cooling the environment) for each
phase change.
Climographs
and Climate Quiz 6
Know
the main difference between Microthermal (cold
winters) and Mesothermal (midlatitude,
mild winters) climates? Which type has greater weather variability? What are
the characteristics of a Mediterranean climate? What type of climate do we live
in? Be able to read a climographs. Given a selection
of climographs, be able to distinguish which ones
represent: tropical rain forest, Asian monsoon (humid subtropical winter dry),
humid subtropical rainy all year; sub arctic, low
latitude desert,
Know the sequence of the
structure of the earth, from the surface to the center: Lithosphere and crust,
Asthenosphere, Upper mantle, Lower mantle, Outer core; and Inner core. Given a
diagram of the layers of the earth, be able to match names to layers. The layer
of the Earth’s structure made of molten iron is responsible for generating the
Earth’s magnetic field. Which layer is it? Which layer is composed of solid
iron? Which of the layers has pockets of increased heat, capable of
deformation, and is responsible for the movement of crustal plates?
Given
Diagram 11.6a (The geologic cycle),
with the labels removed, be able to identify where the following occurs: Extrusive
igneous rocks on land surface; Intrusive igneous rocks (plutons); basaltic lava
flows; sea floor spreading; mid ocean ridge; subduction;
granitic crust; oceanic crust; Asthenosphere; extrusive volcanic lava;
metamorphic rocks; and lithified sedimentary rock.