Summative Assessment: Hadley Cells and the Orographic Effect

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Instructions

It is important that you read the entire module carefully prior to beginning this assignment. Although they may not be required (depending on what your instructor has assigned), you will find the Formative Assessments in the module very helpful to help prepare you for this assessment. This assessment will be completed in class (blended class) or at home (online class).

Files

Worksheet [download .docx] or [download PDF]

Submitting Your Assessment

If you are taking this as a blended class, you will be working on this assessment in class and handing it in at the end of the session. If you are taking this class online, you will complete the worksheet and upload it to the Module 2 Assessment dropbox in Canvas.

Scoring and Rubric

Your summative assessment grade will be based on a possible 100 points using the grading rubric below. How many points you earn out of the total possible for each item will be determined by how completely the item is addressed in your submission.

Rubric for the Summative Assessment
Item Possible Points
Part I. Relative Humidity -
1. Plot (points A, B, and C correctly plotted) 15
2. Path from A to B to C is shown correctly 10
2. Calculations (relative humidity calculated correctly for A, B, and C) 15
Part II. The Western US and California -
1. Topographic Profile (all points plotted correctly and neatly) 15
2. Annual Precipitation (all points plotted correctly and neatly) 15
3. Interpretation of Data (must explain answers to receive full credit) 15
4. Western US Map (four major ranges located correctly; regions of high, moderate, and low precip. shown correctly) 15