1/05 Read 3 sections of Ch 10 each night until finished. Wkst 10-1
1/06 Wkst 10-3
1/07 Wkst 10-4
1/08 Wkst 10-5
1/09 Lab
1/12 Wkst 10-7
1/13 Wkst 10-9
1/14 Lab / Review
1/15 Chapter 10 test. Read 3 sections of Ch 11 each night until finished.
1/20 Wkst 11-1
1/21 Wkst 11-3
1/22 Wkst 11-5
1/23 Air pressure lab
1/26 Wkst 11-7
1/27 Demonstrations
1/28 Review
1/29 Ch 11 test. Read 3 sections of Ch 12 each night until finished.
1/30 No Ch 11 test because of weather. Wkst 12-1
2/02 Wkst 12-2
2/03 Dew Point Lab
2/04 Wkst 12-5
2/05 Wkst 12-7
2/06 Wkst 12-9
2/09 Wkst 12-10
2/10 Violent Weather film
2/11 How Weather Changed History film
2/12 Ch 12 test. Read 3 sections of Ch 13 each night until finished.
2/13 Wkst 13-1
2/17 Wkst 13-2
2/18 Wkst 13-5
2/19 Ch 13 open book quiz. Read 3 sections of Ch 15 each night until finished
2/20 Wkst 15-1
2/23 Wkst 15-2
2/24 Wkst 15-5
2/25 Mining film
2/26 Finish mining film. Start Gold Rush film.
2/27 Gold Rush film
3/02 Wkst 15-7
3/03 Wkst 15-8
3/04 Wkst 15-10
3/05 Ch 15 open book test.
3/06 Wkst 14-1
3/09 Wkst 14-3
3/10 Wkst 14-5
3/11 Moon lab
3/12 Wkst 14-7
3/13 October Sky
3/16-20 Spring Break. Enjoy!
3/23-25 October Sky
3/26 Ch 14 test. Read 3 sections of Ch 16 every night until finished.
3/27 Wkst 16-1
3/30 Wkst 16-2
3/31 Introduce Astronomy Project.
4/01 Wkst 16-3
4/02 Wkst 16-6
4/03 Rocket lab
4/06 Wkst 16-9
4/2-3 International Space Station film
4/09 Ch 16 test. Read 3 sections of Ch 17 every night until finished.
4/14-17 Apollo 13
4/20 Wkst 17-1
4/21 Bill Nye Solar System
4/22 Wkst 17-3
4/23 Wkst 17-7
4/24 Wkst 17-8
4/25 Astronomy Project due. Reports
4/27-29 Astronomy reports.
4/30 Ch 17 test. Read 3 sections of Ch 18 every night until finished.
5/01 Solar System lab
5/04 Wkst 18-1
5/05 Wkst 18-3
5/06 Wkst 18-5
5/07 Wkst 18-6
5/08 Wkst 18-9
2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
Chapter 10
1. Streams of water that move up and down in ocean depths are _______________.
2. The amount of dissolved salts in ocean water is called ___________________.
3. Salinity of ocean water decreases when ___________________________________.
4. Salinity of ocean water increases when ___________________________________.
5. Currents that are caused by wind are called _____________________ currents.
6. An incoming tide is called _________. An outgoing tide is called _________.
7. The deepest place on Earth is a ______________________.
8. Free-swimming ocean animals are called ____________________________.
9. Organisms that float along the surface are called _____________________.
10. Starfish live on the ocean floor. They are an example of _______________.
11. To find the depth of the ocean, scientists use ________________________.
12. The distance between ocean crests is the ___________________________.
13. The continental ____ is where the continent slopes gently away from shore.
14. The steep drop that ends at the ocean floor is the continental __________.
Chapter 11
15. The ____________________ caused Earth’s winds and water to bend or swerve.
16. A __________ occurs when cool, dense air over water moves toward the land.
17. _________________ is the movement of the Sun’s energy through empty space.
18. Temperature differences cause heat to move through liquid or gas by _____.
19._________________ is the transfer of heat through matter by direct contact.
20. A change in ____________________ can bring about a change in air pressure.
21. Land and sea breezes are caused because _________________________________.
22. 78% of our air is made up of ____________________________.
23. What is the air pressure like at the top of a mountain? ________________
24. What is the air pressure like of very cold air? ____________________
25. What is the air pressure like of air with lots of water vapor?___________
26. A wind that changes directions with seasons is called ___________________.
27. When light is absorbed it is changed into ________________.
28. Winds are caused by __________________________________________.
Chapter 12
29. What happens when water absorbs enough heat? ____________________________
30. What happens when water vapor loses heat (or cools)? ____________________
31. Big, fluffy clouds are called __________________________ clouds.
32. Most of the water in the air evaporates from ___________________.
33. The changing of a gas to a liquid is called ___________________________.
34. The changing of a liquid to a gas is called ___________________________.
35. The boundary between two air masses of different densities is a _________.
36. Warm air mass trapped between two cooler air masses, a ___________ occurs.
37. A _____________ is formed when a cold and warm air mass meet and stay put.
38. A ________ is formed when a cold air mass pushes in under a warm air mass.
39. The amount of water vapor in the air is called __________________________.
40. Fog forms over rivers when cool air moves in over _______________________.
41. The temperature of air when condensation takes place is the _____________.
42. Condensation takes place when _______________________ air is cooled.
43. Water that falls to Earth from the atmosphere is ________________________.
Chapter 13
44. When air passes over a mountain range, it rises, a cools and
_____________________.
45. It hardly ever rains on the ________________________ side of a mountain.
46. Energy from the _________ influencing weather and climate.
47. The ______________ of Earth directly influences climate and weather.
48. The condition of the atmosphere today is _________________________.
49. The average weather conditions in an area over many years is ____________.
50. The average temperature of a city is _________________.
51. Air pollution can affect the amount of _______________________ in an area.
52. Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are forms of __________________________.
Chapter 14
53. The Earth rotates to the _____________________.
54. As you travel west, you move the clock ______ one hour for each time zone.
55. If you go east across the International Date Line, you would _____ 24 hrs.
56. Oklahoma is in the _________________ Standard time zone.
57. During an equinox there are ___________________________________________.
58. The change from night to day is caused by Earth’s _____________________.
59. _________________________ is the motion of Earth on its axis.
60. _________________________ is the motion of Earth around the Sun.
61. When you see more and more of the moon, the moon is ____________________.
62. When you see less and less of the moon, the moon is ____________________.
Chapter 15
63. Oil, coal, and natural gas are ___________________________.
64. Electrical energy that is produced by moving water is ___________________.
65. Energy that is produced by splitting or combining atoms is _______ energy.
66. Energy from moving air is produced by __________________________.
67. Energy produced from heat inside the Earth is ____________________ energy.
68. More carbon dioxide in the air may drive temperatures ____________.
69. Materials that break down easily are ___________________________.
70. ___________________ is the process of getting fresh water from salt water.
Chapter 16
71. The first artificial satellite launched into space was __________________.
72. The first man that went into space was ___________________________.
73. Thrust in a rocket engine is produced by __________________________.
74. Light that interferes with viewing stars at night is ____________________.
75. Radio telescopes are used to observe _______________________________.
76. The path of a satellite around a planet is its ________________.
77. The force that pushes a rocket forward through space is _________________.
Chapter 17
78. The first man to walk on the Moon was ________________________________.
79. The hottest planet is ___________________.
80. The planet that rotates on its side is ______________________.
81. The planet with the most rings is ________________________.
82. The red planet is ___________________.
83. ______________ is known as the “blue planet” because 75% of it is water.
84. ________________________ are pieces of rock that strike Earth’s surface.
85. _____________ are piece of rock that enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up.
86. A “dirty snowball” that orbits the Sun is a ____________________.
Chapter 18
87. The surface temperature of a star is related to _________________.
88. A measure of the actual brightness of a star is its ___________ magnitude.
89. The dark, cooler areas on the Sun’s surface are ________________________.
90. Eruptions of electrical particles from the Sun are _____________________.
91. A star forms from a _____________________________.
92. Charged particles erupted from the Sun travel through space as __________.
93. A group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity is a ___________.
94. A star’s energy comes from _________________.
95. A measure of a star’s brightness as seen from Earth is ________ magnitude.
96. The nearest star to Earth is ____________.
5/11 Chapter 18 test.
5/12-14 Jeopardy Final Reviews
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