Feb 23 Mon
Examine the ESRT graph.
- Why does continental crust “float” on oceanic crust?
- How does density change as you move closer to the center of the Earth?
- What is the temperature range of the asthenosphere? the stiffer mantle?
- Why is the asthenosphere considered the “plastic” mantle when it is cooler than the inner “stiffer” mantle?
- What evidence do you have that the Earth is composed of different materials?
- Earth’s crust varies from 50 -200n Km. What percent of the Earth’s radius is the crust. Estimate the radius of the Earth to be 6400 Km.
Feb 24 Tues
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
- –> <– = ____________________ means coming together
- <– –> = ____________________ means moving apart
- <==> = ____________________ means moving past each other
March 5 Wednesday
Complete the diagram and check the answers to your poster.
1. Convergent Boundary animations
http://geology.com/nsta/convergent-plate-boundaries.shtml
2. Divergent Boundary animations
http://geology.com/nsta/divergent-plate-boundaries.shtml
3. Transform Boundaries
http://geology.com/nsta/transform-plate-boundaries.shtml
Be able to explain how diverging continental plates can eventually form an ocean.
Triangle of Afar
http://survinat.com/2012/09/in-africa-born-ocean-afar-triangle-photo/
Birth of an Ocean
http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow/birth-of-an-ocean-how-it-works/
Feb 25 Wed
- What is a “hot spot”?
- Where are hot spots in the USA?
- How can you use hot spots to calculate how fast a plate moves?
Feb 26 Thurs
Feb 27 Fri
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Feb 17 Tues
power point review over 5 types of fossils
Feb 18 Wed
Match the type of rock to the process that formed it.
- ____________ weather, erode, compact, and cement
- ____________ melt and recrystallize
- ____________ extreme heat and pressure
- If a metamorphic was heated to an extreme temperature but it did not melt, what type of rock would form? Explain.
- In what type of rock would you most likely find fossils?
Feb 19 Thurs
- Make a t-chart listing the differences between oceanic and continental crust
Feb 20 Fri
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Jan 5 Mon
True or False
- I can use my cell phone in the classroom as long as it is during the passing period.
- The highest score that I can receive on a test retake is a C.
- It is OK to bring back food from the nurse without asking special permission.
- I can participate in labs without a signed safety contract.
Jan 6 Tues
- Where is the fire extinguisher located?
- Is it appropriate to use lab equipment before the teacher instructs you to do so?
- How do you use the emergency eyewash station?
- Where do you go during a fire drill?
Jan 7 Wed
1. What are the 4 branches of geoscience?
2. Match the example to its “sphere”
atmosphere biosphere cryosphere geosphere hydrosphere
a. A meadow
b. The Indian Ocean
c. Mount Kilimanjaro
d. An iceberg
e. The air we breathe
Jan 8 Thurs
- What are 5 reservoirs of carbon?
- List processes that remove carbon from the atmosphere.
- List processes that add carbon to the atmosphere.
- What color is Bromthymol blue in the presence of carbon dioxide?
- Which form of carbon contributes to the greenhouse effect and global warming?
Jan 9 Fri
End of week 1: Well Done Diff GEO!!
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Jan 12 Mon
Jan 13 Tues
Jan 14 Wed
- No opener– Quiz
Jan 15 Thurs
1. Place the eras of the geologic time scale in order from oldest (bottom) to most recent (top)
2. Complete the analogy using the terms period epoch eon era
Year: ________ Month : _________ Week: _________ Day: ___________
Jan 16 Fri
1. Calculate the percent of time for each era.
- Precambrian 4600 mya – 542 mya
- Paleozoic 542 mya-251 mya
- Mesozoic 251 mya-65 mya
- Cenozoic 65 mya- today
2. What is the correct proportion of the geologic time scale?
Well done, Diff Geo. End of week 2
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Jan 20 Mon
School holiday
Jan 21 Tues
Jan 22 Wed
Jan 23 Thurs
Jan 24 Fri
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Aug 25 Mon
- No opener hand back quizzes
Aug 26 Tues
- No opener presentations
Aug 27 Wed
Use the Geologic Time Scale hand out to calculate the percent of time for the …
Precambrian–> Paleozoic –> Mesozoic –> Cenozoic
Use the total time as 4600 million years ago.
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Aug 20 Wed
Aug 21 Thurs
1. What are the 4 branches of geoscience?
2. Match the example to its “sphere”
atmosphere biosphere cryosphere geosphere hydrosphere
a. A meadow
b. The Indian Ocean
c. Mount Kilimanjaro
d. An iceberg
e. The air we breathe
Aug 22 Fri
No opener- quiz
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Aug 14 Thurs
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3. What heats the Earth’s interior?
4. How do oceanic crust and continental crust differ?
3. Types of technology review power point