Science Weather Test on Thursday, October 17th :-)

Welcome back!  We hope you had a wonderful break with your families!

This is just a reminder that we have a science test tomorrow over our weather and climate unit.  The students received a study guide last Thursday, but I am including the information here as well to assist you in preparing.  Students placed their study guides in either their blue homework folders or their science section of their binder--whichever place they felt would be most beneficial.  

We have learned so much during this unit of study.  Did you know that all weather occurs in the troposphere?  Or that the eye of the hurricane is the calmest part of the storm?  Our weather unit has been packed with interesting facts just like these.  

I can't wait for you to show me what you know on our test on Thursday! :)

What do you need to know for the test?

·       You should be able to recognize/define the terms listed below.  There may be matching, multiple choice, labeling  and short answer questions in which you will need to do this.

§  The 3 main types of clouds:  cumulus, cirrus, stratus

§  The 4 parts of the water cycle:  evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation

§  Careers in weather:  meteorologist, climatologist, storm chaser

§  Weather tools and instruments:  thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind vane, Beaufort’s wind scale, weather balloon, weather satellite, weather map

§  The 5 parts of Earth’s atmosphere:  troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

§  Natural disasters:  hurricanes, floods, tropical storms, tornadoes, blizzards, and droughts  

There will also be a couple of discussion questions in which you will apply what we have learned about weather and weather safety.  Remember, it is important to use capital letters and correct punctuation when writing complete sentences. 

What can you use to study?

·       Your study guide

·       Your class notes and handouts in the Science section of your binder

·       Your water cycle and cloud models that we made after attending Science Lab

·        http://www.weatherwizkids.com/index.htm

You are going to do great!  Hasn’t our study of weather been so interesting? J 

“Who is this man that even the wind and waves obey Him?”  Mark 4:41