Earth Systems Exam Study Guide.docx

Earth Systems Exam Study List All information can be found in your Science Notebooks. Know the definitions of the following terms: The Solar System Rotation Revolution Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse Umbra Tides Spring tide Neap tide Waxing phase Waning phase The water cycle Ru...

Earth Systems Exam Study List All information can be found in your Science Notebooks. Know the definitions of the following terms: The Solar System Rotation Revolution Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse Umbra Tides Spring tide Neap tide Waxing phase Waning phase The water cycle Runoff Precipitation Condensation Evaporation Transpiration The Coriolis effect Salinity Thermohaline Circulation The Global Conveyor Belt Weather Climate The Greenhouse effect Know the following information about Earth’s systems. Be able to explain if asked. The lengths of time it takes for Earth to complete one rotation and one revolution What is the Foucault pendulum? Whether parts of the Earth receive direct sunlight or indirect sunlight during the summer and winter seasons. What causes the tides The energy source driving the water cycle Examples of precipitation How the Coriolis Effect influences the movement of fluids on Earth The causes of deep ocean currents and surface currents Why it is difficult to make a scale model of the solar system Why the Northern and Southern hemispheres have different seasons Determine whether a statement describes weather or climate The importance of the greenhouse effect What are greenhouse gases