Topic+5+The+Atmosphere+Strucutre+and+Temperature

=Chapter 17: The Atmosphere Structure and Temperature=

= **Section 1** = __Big Idea:__ Compare and contrast weather and climate __Vocabulary:__ ozone, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, summer solstice, winter solstrice, autumnal equinox, spring equinox
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__Review Questions:__ 1.) Compare and contrast weather and climate 2.) Why do seasonal changes occur? 3.) How much of earth's atmosphere is located below about 5.6 kilometers? 4.) How do ozone molecules form in the stratosphere? 5.) Un which layers of the atmosphere does temperature increase with increasing height?

__Project/Portfolio__ __Section QUIZ__ __Check/Review Worksheets and Book Work__ __Complete Portfolio__
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= **Section 2** = __Big Idea:__ Explain how heat and temperature are related. __Vocabulary:__ heat, temperature, conduction, convection, radiation, reflection, scattering, greenhouse effect __Notes:__ __Worksheet(s)__ __Review Questions:__ 1.) How are heat and temperature related? 2.) List and describe the three major mechanisms of heat transfer in the atmosphere. 3.) How is the atmosphere affected by convection, conduction and radiation? 4.) Describe what happens to solar radiation when it strikes an object. 5.) Contrast reflection and scattering.
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__Portfolio Project:__ __Section QUIZ__ __Check Homework__ __Complete Project/Portfolio__
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= **Section 3** = __Big Idea:__ Explain what a temperature control is. __Vocabulary:__ albedo, isotherm
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__Notes:__ __Worksheet(s)__ __Review Questions:__ 1.) What is a temperature control? 2.) How do the heating of land and water differ? 3.) Why do many clouds refelct a significant amount of sunlight back into space? 4.) Why do some costal cities see more moderate temperatures because of their location near water and others do not? 5.) List four specific controls of atmospheric temperature.
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__Section QUIZ__ __Check Homework__ __Complet Project/Portfolio:__ = Review Sheet/Practice Test =
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