ENVI 109                   Fall 2006                                 Study guide 2   Ch 7 - 10

Be able to define and use in appropriate context the following terms:

water molecule             dipolar molecule           hydrogen bond             surface tension
phase change                latent heat                    vaporization                  condensation
freezing                         melting                         temperature of maximum density
calorie                          relative humidity            saturated                      dew point        
vapor pressure              diabatic                        adiabatic                       dry adiabatic rate
moist adiabatic rate       stable atmosphere         unstable atmosphere      fog
air mass                        maritime tropical           maritime polar               continental polar
air mass modification     atmospheric lifting         convergent lifting           convectional lifting
orographic lifting           frontal lifting                  rain shadow                  mid-latitude cyclone
cyclogenesis                 thunderstorms               derechos                      tornados
hurricanes                     typhoon                        hydrologic cycle           surface water
ground water                runoff                           evapotranspiration         infiltration
zone of saturation          soil moisture zone         capillary water              available water
gravitational water         zone of aeration            zone of saturation         aquifer
potentiometric surface   artesian water              influent stream               effluent stream
salt water encroachment                                    ITCZ                            global warming
causative classification of climate                       statistical classification of climate
genetic classification of climate                          empirical classification of climate          
tropical climates            desert climates              mesothermal climates    microthermal climates
polar climates               highland climates           paleoclimate                
tropical rain forest         tropical monsoon          humid subtropical          tropical savanna
arid desert                    marine west coast         Mediterranean Dry-Summer
humid continental-hot summer                           humid continental mild-summer
subarctic                       polar                            highland                        tundra
ice cap/ice sheet           low-latitude hot desert   mid-latitude cold desert
low-latitude hot steppe  mid-latitude cold steppe

 Be able to discuss the following concepts in a short phrase or recognize in a diagram

Distribution of water on earth
Distribution of fresh water on earth
Unique properties of water
Cloud types and identification of cloud forms
Water budget and water resources
World Climate Classification
Global climate patterns 

Be able to write a short essay

1. Pick one climate from the World Climate Classification and describe it in detail:  where it occurs,
        what are the characteristic conditions, why it occurs where it does.

2.  Describe El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) processes that force interannual variability of
        temperature and precipitation.