The Scientific Method
The Engineer Design Process
Plate Motion on Earth
Earth's Changing Climate
Rock Transformations
Weather Patterns
Earth Moon and Sun
Engineering Challenges
CER Response
100
When a scientists gathers information on a topic using his/her senses ( look, smell, sound, touch)
Observations
100
Engineers often work together on solving a problem. What is this called?
collaborating
100
What is this diagram called?
cross section
100
What is the pattern of Earth's temperature ?
rising
100
What is a region of rock that formed as a single rock type called?
Rock Formation
100
What process forms a cloud?
Condensation?
100
What is the line that separates the light and dark side of the moon called?
terminator
100
Gingerbread House Challenge: What was your house structure trying to withstand?
Earthquake
100
What is a claim?
Answer to the essential question
200
What is it called when a scientist tests his/her hypothesis?
experiment
200
Most often when designing engineers have limitations they have to work with. These limits are called.....
constraints
200
What is the name given to one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer?
plate
200
What are the two main gasses that are causing energy to be redirected back to Earth's surface casingthe temperatures to rise?
carbon dioxide and methane
200
What rock is created when sediments are compacted and cemented?
sedimentary rock
200
What does evaporation create?
water vapor
200
What illuminates the moon?
Sun
200
Windmill Challenge: What part of the windmill did you build in this challenge?
windmill head
200
What is the evidence scientists use?
Data and Observations collected during experiements
300
What is something you change in an experiement?
independent variable
300
What is the first model an engineer builds called?
prototype
300
What is the key indicator of the location of a plate boundary?
pattern of Earthquakes
300
An increase of energy in Earth's atmosphere causes what to happen to the temperature?
increase
300
What materials do igneous rocks start out as?
magma
300
What is the process water follows as it is changing states in our atmosphere?
water cycle
300
What is scale?
relative size
300
Venus Lander Challenge: What was the goal of this challnge?
Keep an raw egg safe
300
What is the purpose of Reasoning?
connect the data to the claim
400
What is an educated guess to a testable question called?
hypothesis
400
Often times engineers work in groups to make decisions they all agree upon. What is it called when they reach an agreed upon decision?
consensus
400
Under the ocean what is created at a convergent plate boundary?
Mid Ocean Ridge
400
An increase in sulper dioxide in Earth's atmosphere cause what to happen to the temperature for a short period of time?
decrease
400
What type of rock is formed when heat or pressure deep undergraound changes an existing rock
metamorphic rock
400
What force causes the liquid water in the clouds to fall to Earth's surface as precepitation?
gravity
400
How many days does it take the moon to complete its orbit?
about 30 days (29.5)
400
Recycled Racing Yacht Challenge: What part a a yacht help maintain the boat's stability?
keel
400
What is this an example of?
The Great Plains were created from rocks weathered from the Rocky Mountains.
claim
500
What is something you measure in an experiement?
dependant variable
500
Which steps of the engineering design process is often times repeated
improve - test
500
What type of plate boundary creates trenches in the ocean?
divergent plate boundary
500
Which period in Earth's history resulted in the entire earth being covered in ice and dubbing it Earth's Snowball?
Eocene Period
500
Which rock formation was formed first: the Rock Mountains or the Great Plains?
Rocky Mountains
500
What three factors caused Galetown to experience more severe storms?
1. increase in surface water (lake)
2. Increase in temperatures
3. Increase in wind speeds
500
What phase of the moon do we see when the order is Sun Earth Moon?
Full Moon
500
What were the steps you followed in all the challenges called?
Engineering Design Process
500
What is this an example of:
Since the data shows the amount of energy increases with more Carbon Dioxide in the air, then the temperature woudl also be rising.
reasoning