Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.What are the main layers of the earth? 2.Give one fact about each layer. Homework: Describe convection. Draw a diagram of convection.

To do: 1.Define Key Terms on page 6 2.Read pages Complete #1 and 2 on page 13 4.Complete the Writing in Science Narrative on page 13 5.Define Key Terms on page 14 6.Read pages Complete #1, 2, 3 on page 17 8.Complete “Earth’s Interior” worksheet 9.Complete “Differences in Arrival Time” worksheet

Thursday, September 6, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.What kinds of indirect evidence do geologists use to study the structure of Earth? 2.Why are there convection currents in the mantle? Homework: No homework tonight; you’re welcome

To do… 1.Complete, “Convection Currents and the Mantle” on the sheet. Answer ALL. 2.On a loose-leaf sheet of paper, complete #1-9 on, “What’s Happening During Convection?” 3.Ms. Yehling will collect the papers and grade them. 4.Students will take the Earth’s Layers Benchmark.

Monday, September 10, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.How are oceanic and continental crust alike? 2.How are oceanic and continental crust different? 3.Place these terms in correct order so they begin at Earth’s surface and move toward the center: inner core, asthenosphere, lower mantel, lithosphere, outer core. Homework: What do geologists think is the driving force of plate tectonics? Explain.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.How are the lithosphere and the asthenosphere alike? 2.How are they different? 3.What does a geologist do? Homework: What causes sea-floor spreading?

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.What are the 3 pieces of evidence Alfred Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift? 2.What process occurs at a mid-ocean ridge? 3.What happens at a subduction zone? Homework: Describe the theory of plate tectonics.

Thursday, September 13, 2012 Warm-Up: Do not copy the question. Write the letter of your answer. Inside Earth textbook page 41 #1-4 Homework: How are the oldest parts of the ocean floor no older than about 200 million years old?

Friday, September 14, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.What are the three main types of stress in rock? 2.What is a fault? 3.Name five kinds of landforms caused by plate movement. Homework: None, have a great weekend!

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Warm-Up: Use the Inside Earth text. Complete #1-10 on page 39. Read the directions carefully and write your answer only. Homework: Write me an explaining to me how you could improve your grade in Science.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Define the key terms on page 51 Read pages Complete the Measuring Earthquakes Review and Reinforcement sheet Answer question #1-3 on page 57 Complete the Richter and Moment Magnitude Scales Enrich sheet

Monday, September 24, 2012 Warm-Up: Use the Inside Earth text to complete #1-3 on page 55 and #1-4 on page 56. Homework: Describe what happens along a fault beneath Earth’s surface when an earthquake occurs

Monday, September 24, 2012 Using Chapter 2 in the text, complete the following assignments: Measuring Earthquakes Review & Reinforce Earthquakes Hazards and Safety Review & Reinforce Monitoring Faults Review and Reinforce All work is due by 9:20. Please use your time wisely.

Thursday, September 27, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.Which type of seismic wave causes the ground to roll like ocean waves? 2.What evidence do geologists use to rate an earthquake on the moment magnitude scale? 3.What do geologists measure to determine the distance from a seismograph to an epicenter? Homework: Study for your Earthquakes benchmark

Friday, September 28, 2012 Warm-Up: Use the Inside Earth text to complete the following: #23, 24, 25 on page 78 #1-5 on page 79 Homework: None, have a great weekend

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Warm-Up: Use the Inside Earth text to complete the following: #1-7 on page 109 Homework: Is a volcanic eruption likely to occur on the East Coast of the United States? Explain your answer. (You may me your response.)

Thursday, October 4, 2012 Warm-Up: Use the Inside Earth text to complete the following: #1-5 on page 111 Homework: Why can earthquakes be a warning sign that an eruption is about to happen? (You may me your response.)

Friday, October 5, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the questions and respond. 1.What is the Ring of Fire? 2.What process causes volcanoes to form along the mid-ocean ridge? 3.What are two ways volcanoes can form near converging plate boundaries? 4.What effect does temperature have on the characteristics of magma? Homework: None, have a great weekend

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the questions and respond. 1. How do rocks form? 2. Where do rocks come from? 3. Can rocks be destroyed? How? 4. What is a mineral? Homework: Amber is a precious material used in jewelry. It forms when the resin of a pine tree hardens into stone. Is amber a mineral? Explain.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the questions and respond. 1. What is a mineral? 2. What does it mean to say that a mineral is inorganic? 3. Name eight properties that can be used to identify minerals. Homework: The mineral platinum is an element that often occurs as a pure metal. If a sample of platinum has a mass of 430g and a volume of 20cm 3, what is its density?

Thursday, October 11, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the questions and respond. 1. What is the difference between fracture and cleavage? 2. What is crystallization? 3. What factors affect the size of the crystals that form as magma cools? 4. What are two ways in which minerals can form from a solution? Homework: Graphite is a mineral made up of carbon atoms that form thin sheets. But the sheets are only weakly held together. Predict whether graphite will break apart with fracture or cleavage. Explain. STUDY FOR MINERALS BENCHMARK - TOMORROW

Friday, October 12, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the questions and respond. 1. What are gemstones and why are they valuable? 2. What is an ore? 3. What is a vein? Homework: None, have a great weekend

Monday, October 15, 2012 Warm-Up: Find your copy of the Pre-test/Post- test for Minerals. Complete the Post-test and turn it in in the basket on the brown desk. Homework: What three characteristics do geologists use to identify rocks?

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.How are igneous rocks classified? 2.What are extrusive and intrusive rocks? 3.What characteristics make igneous rocks useful? 4.What is the relationship between an igneous rock’s texture and where it was formed? Homework: Describe how a rock can form by evaporation. What type of rock is it?

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.What are the three main types of sedimentary rock? 2.Which type of sedimentary rock forms from the remains of living things? 3.What process causes deposits of rock salt to form? 4.What type of sedimentary rock is rock salt? Homework: The particles of sediment that make up shale are not usually well cemented. Would shale be a good choice of building material in a wet climate? Explain your response.

Thursday, October 18, 2012 Warm-Up: Do not copy the question; just write your responce. 1.What process creates sediments? 2.What process creates sedimentary rock? 3.What process creates metamorphic rock? 4.What process creates magma and lava? 5.What process creates igneous rock? 6.What do we call all these processes together with the rocks they form? Homework: None, have a wonderful 3-day weekend

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Warm-Up: Answer #1-6 on page 169. Answer only is fine. Homework: Study for the Rocks Benchmark test

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Warm-Up: Answer #1-5 on page 171. Answer only is fine. Homework: none

Thursday, October 25, 2012 Warm-Up: Use the ScienceSaurus for this assignment. Copy the question and respond. 1.What is climate? (227) 2.What are the six factors that affect climate? (228) 3.Name and describe the four types of air masses. (221) Homework: How are the desert biome and the tundra biome similar? How are they different?

Friday, October 26, 2012 Warm-Up: Do not copy the question; just respond. 1.What is biogeography? 2.List three ways that species can disperse. 3.Give an example of a physical barrier. Homework: How are the desert biome and the tundra biome similar? How are they different? (Same as last night)

Monday, October 29, 2012 Warm-Up: Copy the question and respond. 1.What are some adaptations that help an organism live in the desert? 2.What are deciduous trees? 3.What is the climate of the tundra? 4.What are two abiotic factors that affect organisms in a river? Homework: A volcano has just erupted in the ocean near Hawaii, forming a new island. How will organisms be dispersed to the new island?