Classroom Routines and Expectations
Situations
Earth Science Vocab
Fron's Favorites
Azar's Top 5
100
Every Wednesday we have a ______
Hump Day Quiz
100
When I walk into class what should I look for on a Thursday?
Open-ended response questions and answer booklets
100
Evidence that the universe is expanding
Cosmic background radiation OR redshift
100
Earth is ___________ around the sun.
Revolves
100
After a warm front passes, the temperatures will?
Increase.
200
When trading and grading, what is the first thing I do?
Put the items to be graded in a pile on the center of the table, then pass to the table to the right.
200
Next week in Geology, I must have a _______ to keep my papers organized.
folder
200
What does the Law of Superposition state?
Oldest layers on the bottom, youngest layers on the top
200
2 examples of Jovian planets are:
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
What occurred approximately 4.6 billion years ago?
Formation of Earth and the solar system
300
On Thursdays we work on open-ended questions. What percentage of the time should you be working silently and independently?
60%
300
My neighbor is trying to talk to me during the first 5 minutes of the open-ended response practice. What should I do?
Ignore your neighbor or remind him/her that we work independently first and with a table or partner for the second portion of the work time.
300
Define abrasion.
A type of physical weathering in which rocks are made more smooth by wind or water.
300
How metamorphic rocks formed?
Heat and pressure
300
There are two pieces of evidence that prove the Universe is expanding. Name one.
Cosmic Background Radiation or Red shift / Doppler Effect
400
What do I do with my score from the Hump Day Quiz, open-ended response questions and multiple choice Monday?
Record it in my tracker.
400
We don't have school on Monday, so we are going to be missing practicing _________ questions.
Multiple-choice
400
What is the Big Bang Theory?
The theory that suggests that the universe started with an initial explosion and has been expanding ever since.
400
The characteristic of the radioactive isotope uranium-238 that makes this isotope useful for accurately dating the age of a rock is
Its constant half-life
400
On September 21st, the Sun's direct rays will be over what location on Earth's surface?
The Equator
500
Name 3 things that you should / may have on your desk during Geology.
Writing utensil (counts as 1) Earth Science Reference Table Water Materials / handouts for the day
500
I was absent Wednesday and Thursday. What should I do when I return to school on Friday?
1. Gather materials from the blue hanging pocket 2. Ask a neighbor what you missed 3. Ask a teacher what you missed OUTSIDE of class 4. Make up that work!
500
What is conglomerate?
Sedimentary rock composed of cemented gravel,pebbles,or cobbles
500
What is an intrusion and what 2 types of rock can it form?
An intrusion is magma rising from the center of the Earth and melting the surrounding rock. This magma can form igneous rocks. The rocks in the surrounding area are exposed to heat and pressure, causing contact metamorphism and therefore metamorphic rocks to be formed.
500
Name one piece of evidence that supports the idea of Pangea.
Magnetic Anomaly Puzzle piece fit Coal in Antarctica Matching fossils and plants Mid-ocean ridges
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