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BELLWORK

WEEK 10- EARTH SCIENCE

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ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK

paleo-

β€œold” or β€œancient”�

β€œpaleontology”, β€œPaleozoic”, and β€œpaleolithic”

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SCIENCE TRIVIA

Earth and Space – What principle of relative dating states that younger rocks are found on top of older rocks?

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SCIENCE TRIVIA-ANSWER

Earth and Space – What principle of relative dating states that younger rocks are found on top of older rocks?

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THE LAW OF SUPERPOSITION

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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?"

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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 Questions

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – The first amphibians appeared during the Devonian period. What eon and era was this?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – The first amphibians appeared during the Devonian period. What eon and era was this?

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EON: PHANEROZOIC

ERA: PALEOZOIC

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – What is the general term for an erosional or non-depositional surface between strata of different ages?

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  1. Unconformity
  2. Fault
  3. Cross bedding
  4. Syncline

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – What is the general term for an erosional or non-depositional surface between strata of different ages?

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  • Unconformity
  • Fault
  • Cross bedding
  • Syncline

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – Which of the following is not one of the Big-Five mass extinctions?

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  1. End Permian
  2. Late Devonian
  3. Mid Carboniferous
  4. Ordovician-Silurian

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – Which of the following is not one of the Big-Five mass extinctions?

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  • End Permian
  • Late Devonian
  • Mid Carboniferous
  • Ordovician-Silurian

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – What type of volcano is Mt. Fuji in Japan?

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  1. Shield
  2. Volcanic dome
  3. Cinder cone
  4. Stratovolcano

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – What type of volcano is Mt. Fuji in Japan?

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  • Shield
  • Volcanic dome
  • Cinder cone
  • Stratovolcano

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – What era is also known as the Age of Mammals?

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  1. Mesozoic
  2. Paleozoic
  3. Cenozoic
  4. Proterozoic

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – What era is also known as the Age of Mammals?

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  • Mesozoic
  • Paleozoic
  • Cenozoic
  • Proterozoic