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BELLWORK

WEEK 30- EARTH SCIENCE

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ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK

chrom-

“color”

as in “chromotograph” and “chromosphere”

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SCIENCE TRIVIA

Earth and Space – Satellites that stay above the same spot on Earth while in orbit are in what type of orbit?

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SCIENCE TRIVIA-ANSWER

Earth and Space – Satellites that stay above the same spot on Earth while in orbit are in what type of orbit?

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GEOSTATIONARY

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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

Physical Science – The man-made satellites at the lowest orbits generally orbit at a distance of 150 kilometers above Earth. Which of the following best explains why?

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  1. At this distance, they feel minimal gravitational attraction to Earth
  2. At this distance, they feel minimal air resistance from Earth's atmosphere
  3. It is impossible to travel fast enough to maintain an orbit below this altitude
  4. This is the height at which geostationary orbits can be maintained

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Science Trivia-Answer

Physical Science – The man-made satellites at the lowest orbits generally orbit at a distance of 150 kilometers above Earth. Which of the following best explains why?

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  1. At this distance, they feel minimal gravitational attraction to Earth
  2. At this distance, they feel minimal air resistance from Earth's atmosphere
  3. It is impossible to travel fast enough to maintain an orbit below this altitude
  4. This is the height at which geostationary orbits can be maintained

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Science Trivia

PHYSICAL SCIENCE - An alpha particle is made of how many protons and how many neutrons?

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Science Trivia-Answer

PHYSICAL SCIENCE - An alpha particle is made of how many protons and how many neutrons?

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2 AND 2

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following do most asteroids orbit in our solar system?

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  1. Jupiter
  2. The Earth
  3. The Moon
  4. The Sun

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following do most asteroids orbit in our solar system?

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  1. Jupiter
  2. The Earth
  3. The Moon
  4. The Sun