UNIT #5, Planet Earth
Science notes rubric:
Notes Groups:
Megan & Jaida
Tia & Aleash
Jackson & Ethan
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Mara & Alyia
Nathanial & Alex
Nick, Damian & Connor
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Katie & Ashlie
Sean & Devon
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Justin & James
Lukas & Loni
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Geran & Olivia
Lisa & Casey
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Bryce & Thomas
Crystal & Kyle
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Topic #1
The following concepts are important from the topic, Make sure that you have them in your notes!
- What is a rock and what is a mineral
- What is the earths crust and what are elements and compounds
- What is Mohs hardness scale and how does it work
- What are crystals
- How do we used luster, color and streak to help classify minerals
- How do we use cleavage and fracture to help classify minerals
Topic #2
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- What is igneous rock and how is it formed
- What is sedimentary rock and how is it formed
- What is metamorphic rock and how is it formed
- What is the rock cycle and how does it work
- How does soil and sediment form, what is compost, humus and fertile soil
- What are soil profiles, what is topsoil and what is leaching
Topic #3
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- What is mechanical weathering
- What is frost wedging
- What is sedimentation
- What is chemical weathering
- What is biological weathering
- How is the surface of the earth changed by glaciers
- How is the surface of the earth changed by water flowing
Topic #4
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- What are the four parts of the earth and what are their characteristics
- What is continental drift and what evidence is there of it.
- What is sonar and how does it work
- What is the theory of sea floor spreading and what is deep sea drilling
- What is the theory of plate tectonics and what are converging and diverging plates
- What are convection currents and how do they work within the earths core
- What is a subduction zone and how do they work
Topic #5
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- How are earthquakes measured using the Richter scale
- How is an earthquake created and how are seismic waves and aftershocks incorporated
- What are the different types of earthquake waves and how do they work
- How do you locate the focus and epicenter of an earthquake
- What are the different types of rock movements in earthquakes
- What are other effects of earthquakes
Topic #6
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- What is a volcano and what are vents
- What does it mean if a volcano is dormant
- What is the ring of fire
Topic #7
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- What are mountains and how are they formed
- What is an anticline and syncline
- What is thrust faulting and what are fault block mountains
- What are complex mountains
- How can you tell the age of mountains
Topic #8
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- What is a fossil
- What does it mean if something is petrified
- What is a carbonaceous film
- what are original remains and what are trace fossils
- What is a mould and what is a cast
Topic #9
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- What is the principle of superposition
- What is a rock strata
- What is relative dating
- What is an index fossil
- What is half-life and what is radiometric dating and radiocarbon dating
- What is the geologic time scale, how does it work and what are the different eras
Topic #10
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- What is petroleum and what are fossil fuels
- How are fossil fuels found
- What is bitumen