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The Module 3 Study Guide Part 1: Vocabulary Use your notes and the lesson to define the following terms: Term Definition Weather (3.02) Is cool and hot Climate (3.02) Humidity (3.03) Precipitation (3.04) Greenhouse Effect (3.05) Let you Ozone layer(3.05) Part 2 Review Questions: Use your notes and the lesson to answer the following questions: 1. Which mode of heat transfer is used when the sun is heating the Earth’s land and water? Choose one. a. Conduction b. Convection c. Radiation 2. Which of the following would heat up more quickly? a. land b. water 3. Indicate which of the following is characteristics of warm air and which is a characteristic of cool air. ____________ Sinks causing a high pressure region ____________ Rises causing a low pressure region ____________ Molecules are far apart 4. How does the uneven heating of the Earth create global winds?

5. You are holding an ice cube in your hand. Which direction is the heat traveling? Choose one. a. The heat travels from your hand to the ice cube b. The heat travels from the ice cube to your hand. 6. Match the letters on the diagram to the appropriate global wind pattern. __________Polar Easterlies __________Trade winds __________Westerlies 7. Place the following examples in the correct column: Continental Stormy Tropical Polar Foggy Mild Sunny Overcast Climate Weather 8. You are building a house. Indicate whether you would need to consider the weather or climate in each of the following scenarios: ______________ Choosing the types of plants for your yard ______________ Deciding if today is a good day to take a walk around your new neighborhood ______________ Choosing building materials ______________ Deciding what to wear the day you move in 9. Place the following characteristics in the correct column in the table below. Drought in the Northwest Region Drought in the Southern US Jet Stream shifts South Cold, wet weather in the Pacific Northwest Weak Trade Winds Jets Stream shifts North

Stronger trade winds Cool Pacific Waters Flooding in the Southern US Warm Pacific Waters El Nino La Nina 10. Look at the following map: Would you expect City A or City B to have higher average temperatures? _________ Would you expect City A or City B to be more humid? __________ 11. How are convection currents in the atmosphere similar to those found in the ocean? 12. Identify each part of the water cycle and explain its role.

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