Geography: Geo Questions (today and yesterday's)
Tsunami Good Copy due tomorrow (illustration, references, etc)
Math: pg. 137 # 8-13
English: Cartoon Monkey due tomorrow!
Holiday Concert tonight at 7: 00 P: M!
Science: 2 pages due next class!
Geography Questions- Chapter 5
Explain what Greenhouse Gases are. Use your own words.
Explain what fossil fuels are. Use your own words.
What is the scientific formula for Carbon Dioxide?
What is the scientific formula for Nitrous Dioxide?
By what percentage have Carbon Dioxide levels increased since the 18th century?
Fill in the blanks: The______ of _____fuel traps_____ in the earth’s ______and warms up the earth’s ______. (pg.88)
Explain in your own words, what global warming is.
Fill in the blanks: Gases are made up of tiny____ called____. These ____heat from the_____.
Explain why the gases involved in global warming are called “Greenhouse Gases”
Describe all the steps involved in global warming. Start with sunlight reaching the earth. End with Earth’s temperature increasing.
What discovery during the Industrial Revolution led to an increase in Carbon Dioxide production.
List three types of fossil fuels.
Describe the six major effects of having the Earth’s temperature rise.
Describe what a Tropical Storm is. Include a few synonyms for tropical storm in your answer.
What other types of storms exist?
Use the map on page 94 and the red atlases at the side of the room to answer the following questions:
a) Where in the world are hurricanes most common?
b) Where in the world are blizzards most common?
c) Where in the world are cyclones most common?
d) Where in the world are typhoons most common?
e) Where are tornados most common?
f) Which part of the world has the highest AVERAGE number of typhoons over the last ten years? (decade)
Geography Ch 5 Questions – pg 95
List three facts you have learned about Tropical Storms (pg 94-95)
Explain what a tropical disturbance is and what causes it. Draw a quick sketch.
Explain what the Saffir-Sampson Scale is.
What is meant by “storm surge.”
Which category on the S-S scale would a storm with 194km per hour winds be?
Describe the link between hurricanes and global warming.
Describe the impact of hurricane Katrina.
Describe the worst tornado ever recorded.
Describe the major differences between Tornadoes and tropical storms.
Where in North America do tornadoes usually take place?
Explain what the Fujita scale is.
Describe an EF4 tornado.
Explain what causes a tornado.
What is a Vortex?
What is the purpose of a Doppler radar?
