Quarter 1
Hypothesis
Put these terms in correct order that we see them in the Water Cycle: Precipitation, evaporation, runoff, condensation.
Precipitation, runoff, evaporation and condensation.
Another name for the crust is what?
Lithosphere
Name the planets in the correct order from the closest to the Sun to the furthest away.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
What are the two methods used in finding the age of rocks?
Absolute and Relative Dating
What is the difference between Replication and Repetition?
Replication is another scientist replicating your experiment to get the same results. Repetition is the same scientist conducted numerous trials.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is over a short period of time and Climate is a long period of time.
What the three types of plate boundaries called that involve movement of tectonic plates?
Convergent, Divergent and Transform.
What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution and what is the length of time of each?
Revolution= The time it takes for Earth to orbit the Sun, 365 days.
A s'more is made of two graham crackers, a marshmallow that has been toasted in a fire, and a chocolate candy bar. Why does the chocolate candy melt in the s'more?
The heat from the marshmallow is transferred to the candy bar to make it melt.
What do we call the helps scientists move through the process of solving problems and explaining their process/results with others?
The Scientific Method
How is the Sun a major source of energy in the water cycle?
It provides energy to evaporate water on Earth into the atmosphere.
What does the law of superposition tell us?
Younger layers are typically at the top and older layers are closer to the core or at the bottom of rock layers.
What is an astronomical unit and a light year?
An AU is the distance from Earth to the Sun and a light year is the distance light travels in a year.
Describe what happens in a convection current and give two examples of where we could find these currents.
Warm air or liquid rises and cold air or liquid sinks. Examples include in the ocean, in our atmosphere with wind patterns and in the mantle with magma.
Justin wants to determine the effect of fertilizer on the growth of the grass. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable.
IV= the fertilizer
DV= the growth of the grass
List Earth's 5 spheres and an example of each.
Biosphere: All living things
Geosphere: Soil, Rocks, Landforms
Atmosphere: The air we breathe.
Hydrosphere: Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, and bodies of water.
Cryosphere: Glaciers, snow and any frozen water.
What are the four layers of earth in order from inner most to the outer portion where we are located? And what is the DENSEST layer.
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle and the Crust. The Core is the densest layer.
What is the definition of the EMS and how many types of waves are there in the EMS?
A complete range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves from lowest to highest. 7 types of waves.
Where are earthquakes MOST LIKELY to occur?
Along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Identify ALL steps in the Scientific Method.
*Order will vary.
What are the three types of heat transfers and give one examples of each.
Radiation, Convection and Conduction. *Examples answers may vary.
Describe the entire rock cycle from start to finish.
*Answers will vary depending on where you start in the rock cycle.
Identify the four parts of a wave using a picture drawn on your whiteboards.
Wavelength, Crest, Trough and Amplitude.
Fossils of a now extinct dinosaur have been found near the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa. The dinosaur could not swim or fly. What does this suggest about the continents of South America and Africa? What theory does this evidence support?
The continents were once connected. The Continental Drift Theory.