The biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere & atmosphere
Levels of the atmosphere
Climate vs Weather
What determines Climate?
Earth's Net Radiation Budget
Albedo & The Albedo Effect
Practice
Pg 348 # 1
Pg 369 # 2, 3, 6, 8, 9
The greenhouse effect
Identity & role of various gases
Transfer in the atmosphere
wind patterns, jet stream, coriolis effect, weather systems
Transfer in the hydrosphere
ocean currents
Transfer from latitudes
How transfer leads to climate
Practice
Pg 375 # 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12
Angle of inclination
Angle of incidence
seasons & equinox
Practice
Pg 369 # 1, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14
Specific heat capacity, c
Heat, Q
Practice
Page 379-380 # 1-8 (Practice Problems)
From the Ground Up - Activity
Calorimetry Gizmo & Worksheet - optional
The water cycle
Heat of fusion
Heat of vapourization
Phase diagrams
Practice
Page 386-387 # 9-15