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BELLWORK

WEEK 8- EARTH SCIENCE

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ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK

chron-

“time” �

“chronologic”, “chronic”, and “synchronize”

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SCIENCE TRIVIA

Earth and Space – Which of the following tectonic plates does not share a plate boundary with the North American Plate?

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  1. African Plate
  2. Cocos Plate
  3. Nazca Plate
  4. Juan de Fuca Plate

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SCIENCE TRIVIA-ANSWER

Earth and Space – Which of the following tectonic plates does not share a plate boundary with the North American Plate?

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  • African Plate
  • Cocos Plate
  • Nazca Plate
  • Juan de Fuca Plate

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READ-A-GRAPH

1. What question is this graph trying to answer?

2. What conclusion(s) can you make?

3. 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 – What mechanism of heat transfer in the mantle drives plate tectonics?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – What mechanism of heat transfer in the mantle drives plate tectonics?

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CONVECTION

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – Which of the following tectonic plates does not share a plate boundary with the North American Plate?

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  • African Plate
  • Cocos Plate
  • Nazca Plate
  • Juan de Fuca Plate

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – Which of the following tectonic plates does not share a plate boundary with the North American Plate?

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  • African Plate
  • Cocos Plate
  • Nazca Plate
  • Juan de Fuca Plate

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – Which of the following occurs at an ocean-continent convergent boundary?

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  • Two tectonic plates move away from each other
  • Oceanic crust will subduct under continental crust
  • Continental crust will subduct under oceanic crust
  • Two tectonic plates slide past each other

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – Which of the following occurs at an ocean-continent convergent boundary?

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  • Two tectonic plates move away from each other
  • Oceanic crust will subduct under continental crust
  • Continental crust will subduct under oceanic crust
  • Two tectonic plates slide past each other

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – Which of the following is considered a mineral?

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  1. Pearl
  2. Coal
  3. Ice
  4. Peat

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – Which of the following is considered a mineral?

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  • Pearl
  • Coal
  • Ice
  • Peat