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BELLWORK

WEEK 9- EARTH SCIENCE

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ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK

meso-

“middle” �

“mesosphere”, “Mesoamerica”, and “Mesozoic”

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SCIENCE TRIVIA

Earth and Space – The "Ring of Fire" occurs due to subduction of oceanic plates around the border of which ocean basin?

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SCIENCE TRIVIA-ANSWER

Earth and Space – The "Ring of Fire" occurs due to subduction of oceanic plates around the border of which ocean basin?

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PACIFIC

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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

Physical Science – For any given element, the quantity of what particle is specified by its atomic number?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Physical Science – For any given element, the quantity of what particle is specified by its atomic number?

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PROTONS

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – Identify all of the following three fossils for which Carbon-14 dating would be useful. Remember, Carbon-14 has a half-life of about 5,700 years.

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  1. Jurassic amber-trapped insect
  2. Cambrian shale with trilobite fossil
  3. Paleogene coral

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – Identify all of the following three fossils for which Carbon-14 dating would be useful. Remember, Carbon-14 has a half-life of about 5,700 years.

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  • Jurassic amber-trapped insect
  • Cambrian shale with trilobite fossil
  • Paleogene coral

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NONE

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Science Trivia

Earth and Space – Which geologic eon starts at the formation of the earth?

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

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Science Trivia-Answer

Earth and Space – Which geologic eon starts at the formation of the earth?

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  • Paleozoic
  • Cenozoic
  • Hadean
  • Proterozoic

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Science Trivia

Physical Science – What type of radioactive decay occurs when carbon-14 decays to nitrogen-14?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Physical Science – What type of radioactive decay occurs when carbon-14 decays to nitrogen-14?

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BETA DECAY