The exam will be a Quiz on Canvas. 

The exam is NOT open book.

As per College policy, the exam uses a lockdown browser.  Details for the Lock down browser are here:  https://rossway.net/lockdown-browser/

I have posted a Respondus Test Quiz in the Final Exam module so you can test your tech. I have posted a one-question Respondus test quiz on Canvas. Please test your tech BEFORE the exam.

You will be monitored by Zoom (using a second device like your phone, showing you and your desk).  You must be on the Zoom call and keep your CAMERA ON at all times. Please keep your MICROPHONE OFF. You MUST keep your webcam on. 

Before the exam:

  • I will ask you to clearly show me your face so I can verify it with the photo ID you sent earlier.
  • I will also ask you to scan around your room and desk, so that I can see you are not cheating.

Any academic dishonesty will result in a 0 and an “F’ in the course.

Remember you are studying in Catholic learning environment and are expected to behave by standards of Christian morality and ethics.

The exam covers chapters 1-6 (just the bits of Chapter 1 covered in the online notes).

Some of the topics to review include (this is not an exhaustive list):

  • the basic kinds of clouds and fogs.
  • things that affect temperatures – globally, locally, and over a 24 hour period
  • lapse rates
  • the various forces associated with winds
  • solar radiation and insolation
  • the basic composition of the atmosphere and what various layers ‘do”
  • solar winds/auroras
  • dew point
  • global and local winds (primary, secondary and tertiary)
  • albedo
  • wind chill and heat index
  • high and low pressure
  • stable and unstable air
  • geostrophic winds
  • isotherms and isobars
  • relative humidity and dew point
  • rainbows
  • air pollution
  • urban effects on temperature
  • continentality

Format

The exam will be 1.5 hours and will include

  • multiple choice questions
  • short answer questions (a couple of sentences)
  • longer answer questions (a paragraph)

 How to Study …

  1. The College provides study resources. Check them out.
  2. Read over the online notes.  The exam is based on them.
  3. Make your own notes based on what you read.
  4. Quiz yourself.
  5. As you read the notes, do use the figures in the text (an online resources) as references. The figures/pictures really help you visualize what you’re studying!
  6. Review the chapters in the text.  Note that I will NOT ask you anything that is only in the text, but not in your notes!
  7. You can NOT use your notes, my notes, or the text during the exam. Doing so will mean an automatic 0 and will be referred to the Dean for further discipline.
What Should You Bring or NOT Bring?

You should bring …

  • Yourself!  (refreshed, relaxed, invigorated, empowered by the Spirit)
  • A pen (and pencil if you wish, for the diagrams).

You should NOT bring …

  • Your text or notes (sorry, this exam is not open book!)
  • Your cousin (a geography graduate student at Cambridge)
  • A calculator (any math will be VERY simple)
  • A cell phone, iphone, tablet, netbook, desktop, or other electronic device
  • Any crib notes, cheat sheets, or other “aids”

You’ll do fine!  That’s about it!  Study hard!  I know there is lots to know and lots to memorize (the plague of introductory science courses!), but go at it!