BELLWORK

WEEK 29- EARTH SCIENCE

ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK

SCIENCE TRIVIA

GENERAL SCIENCE - It is believed that the heavy elements in Earth’s crust primarily originated from:

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1. comets
2. asteroids
3. meteorites
4. exploding stars called supernovae

SCIENCE TRIVIA-ANSWER

GENERAL SCIENCE - It is believed that the heavy elements in Earth’s crust primarily originated from:

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• comets
• asteroids
• meteorites
• exploding stars called supernovae

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”

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

BONUS SLIDES

Science Trivia

Earth and Space – The Milky Way, Andromeda, and Maffei 1 are examples of what systems that can be found in space?

Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – The Milky Way, Andromeda, and Maffei 1 are examples of what systems that can be found in space?

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GALAXY

Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - Which of the following is NOT true:

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1. the Milky Way is an elliptical galaxy
2. our Sun will become a red giant in the far distant future
3. constellations are patterns of stars in the night sky
4. the average sunspot cycle is 11 years

Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - Which of the following is NOT true:

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• the Milky Way is an elliptical galaxy
• our Sun will become a red giant in the far distant future
• constellations are patterns of stars in the night sky
• the average sunspot cycle is 11 years

Science Trivia

EARTH SCIENCE - By our current estimations, the Earth is approximately how many billions of years old:

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1. 8.4
2. 6.2
3. 4.6
4. 2.4

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH SCIENCE - By our current estimations, the Earth is approximately how many billions of years old:

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• 8.4
• 6.2
• 4.6
• 2.4

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