ESS
Phenomena
Biodiversity 101
Age of Earth
Geologic Time
100
ESS stands for...
Earth System Science
100
Something that occurs or exists
A phenomenon
100
What is the variety of life
What is biodiversity?
100
Method used to determine the actual age of rocks
Radiometric Dating
100
The divisions of the geologic timetable are based upon this
What is fossil evidence
200
Four main systems of Earth....
Hydro, Bio, Litho (Geo), Atmosphere
200
___________ phenomena are those observable, real-life contexts that form the basis of a question or a problem to be solved.
Anchor
200
Species Diversity is....
The number and relative abundance of species in a biological community.
200
Age of Earth
~4.6 BY
200
Why was Wegener's continental drift hypothesis not widely accepted?
What is Wegener could not explain how the continents moved. He only could explain that they must have moved by presenting fossil evidence.
300
Earth is a(n) open/closed/isolated system.
Open.
300
_________________ phenomena are what students observe as a result of testing answers to questions about the anchor phenomena
Investigative
300
This occurs to biodiversity as we move closer to the tropics.
Goes up.
300
What is given off of a radioactive rock?
Neutrons
300
What era are we currently in?
The Cenozoic era.
400
Two things exchanged between systems
Matter and Energy
400
Goal of phenomenon learning?
Solve a problem. Figure stuff out.
400
One reason biodiversity is important
Services, $$, Livable Planet, Beauty
400
How did the moon form?
Collision with another planet.
400
What does the geologic time scale show?
Changes in life. Evolution.
500
This image is what eventually led to ESS.
500
An example of an unexplained phenomenon?
UFO, Bigfoot, Gravity, Ghosts
500
What has been the trend of biodiversity over the last 100 years?
Decline
500
In general rock on the bottom of a strata are _______.
Older
500
In what era/period did dinosaurs become extinct?
In the Cretaceous period.