HOMEWORK
GAME ZONE
https://reviewgamezone.com/site/subjects/geology-games.php
Chapter questions:
1. Why isn’t the earth considered a perfect sphere? P.41
2. How does the hydrosphere interact with the atmosphere? P. 42
3. What affects the strength of gravity between 2 objects? P.43
4. How did the innermost layer of the earth form? P.45
5. What did scientists learn by studying earthquake waves? P.50
6. How does oceanic crust differ from continental crust? P.51
7. Which part of the mantle flows like plastic? P. 52
8. How is the magnetic field of the Earth produced? P. 55
9. What is a mineral? P.77
10. What is an everyday material that you use that has minerals? P.77
11. What is the chemical composition of potassium feldspar?p.78
12. What determines the shape of a crystal? P.78
13. List 5 properties of a mineral p. 78, 79
14. What is the difference between magma and lava? P. 82
15. How do new minerals form? P.82
16. What physical property of a mineral cannot be used alone to identify a mineral? WHY? P. 87
17. What is luster? How does metallic and nonmetallic luster differ? P.88
18. How is streak different from color? P. 88
19. Which mineral is harder Topaz or Fluorite? How do you know? P. 89
20. What is the difference between cleavage and fracture? P. 90
21. What special property does magnetite have? P.91
Mineral HW due Thursday May 9th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a7p1NFn64s
1. What is a mineral?
2. Where can you find fluorite?
3. What are the five criteria for a mineral?
4. What are the chemical formulas for Quartz and Pyrite?
5. Why is mercury not considered a mineral?
6. Why is coal not a mineral?
7. Is sulfur a mineral?
8. How does a mineral get its physical properties?
9. What element makes up a diamond?
10. What element makes up graphite?
11. What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale?
Identify the minerals.
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES03/ES03.html
ROCK HW DUE Tuesday May 14th
https://www.untamedscience.com/blog/rock-types/
1. What type of rock comes from volcanic eruptions?
2.
HW DUE MAY 3RD
Packet pages 6 and 7 or watch the movie and answer questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DjDg6z9cek
1. What is weathering?
2. How do plants cause weathering?
3. How does water weather rocks in the winter?
4. How do mountains get rounded tops?
5. How does weathering and erosion work together in a river?
6. How does erosion and deposition work together?
7. How do deltas form?
DUE WEDNESDAY MAY 1
Watch the movie or complete packet pages 2 and 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD7GHzIRI-s
1. How do scientists know the interior of the Earth?
2. How are the layers of the Earth grouped?
3. Which layer is the thinnest?
4. What types of crusts does the Earth have?
5. Which layer is below the crust?
6. What happens to the temperature of the Earth as you get closer to the center?
7. Where do Earth quakes occur?
8. What moves the tectonic plates?