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BELLWORK

WEEK 28- EARTH SCIENCE

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ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK

cosm-

“universe” or “world”

as in “cosmic” and “microcosm”

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SCIENCE TRIVIA

GENERAL SCIENCE - What inner planet of our solar system is known for its clouds of sulfuric acid and sulfur dioxide?

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SCIENCE TRIVIA-ANSWER

GENERAL SCIENCE - What inner planet of our solar system is known for its clouds of sulfuric acid and sulfur dioxide?

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VENUS

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READ-A-GRAPH

1. What question is this “graph” trying to answer?

2. What are the dependent and independent variables?

3. What conclusion(s) can you make?

4. What evidence from the graph supports it?"

dependent: the thing that is “influenced”

independent: the thing that you change “on purpose”

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CREATE-A-GRAPH

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Remember, it must:

  • start at 0
  • have a title
  • have x & y axes labels
  • have an evenly spaced scale

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BONUS SLIDES

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – What planet has a mean density about 70 percent that of Earth, and surface acceleration due to gravity about 40 percent that of Earth?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – What planet has a mean density about 70 percent that of Earth, and surface acceleration due to gravity about 40 percent that of Earth?

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MARS

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Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - During what phase of the Moon can a solar eclipse occur?

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - During what phase of the Moon can a solar eclipse occur?

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NEW MOON

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Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - Recently, Pluto was delisted as a planet. To what category does it now belong?

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - Recently, Pluto was delisted as a planet. To what category does it now belong?

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DWARF PLANET