Explain the ways in which the wind transports sediment and other loose material.

Describe how plate tectonics affects climate.

A radioactive decay occurs when __________.

Sketch and explain the main patterns of ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere versus those in the Southern Hemisphere, noting similarities and differences with a simple one-ocean model.

Describe some features of deserts and how each form. These features include alluvial fans, washes, playas, dunes, pediments, desert pavement, caliche, desert varnish, and natural stains.

Sketch and describe the main flow of surface currents in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and how they influence sea temperatures.

Describe how hurricanes form and where they get the energy to grow.

Sketch and explain some possible consequences of climate change, specifically global warming, to the environment.

Describe what deserts and other arid lands are and where they occur.

Explain what air pressure is and how we measure it.

What impact did the Holocaust have on the Jewish population of Europe?

Sketch and explain how surface temperature differences result in variations in air pressure and changing wind directions along coasts.

Describe the processes of water evaporation and condensation, including the formation of raindrops and snowflakes.

Summarize the major factors that influence atmospheric temperatures.