Final Exam Review Second Semester: Know the terms and the information surrounding these terms
Chapter 1
Asthenosphere, astronomy, atmosphere, biosphere, geology, hydrosphere, lithosphere, meteorology, oceanography, control, dependent variable, hypothesis, independent variable, Le System International units, scientific notation, law, theory,
Chapter 2
Cartography, equator, International date line, latitude, longitude, prime meridian, conic projection, contour interval, contour line, gnomonic projection, map legend, map scale, Mercator projection, topographic map, electromagnetic spectrum, frequency, Global Positioning System, Landsat satellite, remote sensing, sonar, Topex/Poseidon satellite
Chapter 7
Chemical weathering, erosion, exfoliation, frost wedging, hydrolysis, mechanical weathering, oxidation, weathering, deposition, gully erosion, rill erosion, residue soil, soil horizon, soil, soil profile, transport soil.
Chapter 8
Avalanches, creep, landslide, mass movement, mudflow, slump, abrasion, deflation, dune, losess, ventifact, cirque, continental glacier, drumlin, esker, glacier, moraine, outwash plain, valley glacier,
Chapter 9
Bedload, discharge, divide, flood, flood plain, runoff, solution, suspension, watershed, delta, meander, rejuvenation, stream bed, stream channel, eutrophication, lake, wetland
Chapter 10
Aquifer, infiltration permeability, porosity, water table, zone of saturation, cave, karst topography, sinkhole, stalactite, stalagmite, travertine, artesian well, drawdown, geyser, hotspring, recharge, spring, well
Chapter 11
Conduction, convection, exosphere, mesosphere, ozone, radiation, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, condensation, dew point, heat, humidity, lifted condensation level, relative humidity, temperature, temperature inversion, coalescence, condensation nuclei, evaporation, latent heat, orographic lifting, precipitation, stability, water cycle.
Chapter 12
Air mass, air mass modification, climate, meteorology, weather, Coriolis Effect, front, jet stream, polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, trade winds, anemometer, barometer, ceilometer, Doppler effect, hygrometer, radiosonde, thermometer, analog forecast, digital, isopleth, station model
Chapter 13
Air mass thunder storm, frontal thunderstorm, sea breeze thunderstorm, down burst, fujita tornado intensity scale, supercell, tornado, eye, eyewall, Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, storm surge, tropical cyclone, cold wave, drought, heat wave, wind chill factor
Chapter 14
Climate, climatology, normal, polar zone, temperate zone, tropics, heat island, Koeppen classification system, microclimate, El Nino, ice age, Maunder minimum, season.
Chapter 25
Natural resources, nonrenewable resource, sustainable yield, aggregate, bedrock, desertification, gangue, ore, air pollution, pollutant, desalination,
Chapter 26
Fossil fuel, fuel, peat, biogas, gasohol, geothermal energy, photovoltaic cell, cogeneration, energy efficiency sustainable energy.