The exam will be a Quiz on Canvas. 

The Exam is NOT open book.

ANY cheating, use of notes, text, or communication during the exam will result in a “0” on the exam and an “F” in the course.  The exam will be monitored by Zoom.

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

I have posted a Respondus Test Quiz – PLEASE take it to make sure your tech works.  This will save you stress during 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.

  • I will ask you to show your faced clearly on Zoom at the beginning of the exam.
  • I will ask you to pan around your exam space at the beginning of the exam.
  • During the exam, please have your camera to the side showing your face and your desk.

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

The exam covers Chapters 1-7

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 hour and will be multiple choice questions

 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. Use the questions at the end of each chapter in the text as a guide to study
  6. Make up your own questions to test yourself
  7. Use flashcards for key terms and concepts
  8. 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.
  9. 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

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)
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)
  • Another cell phone, iphone, tablet, netbook, desktop, or other electronic device other than what you need for Zoom
  • 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!

Bruce