Earth Science
These are the subjects that you will need to know this year and for your EOG. Each section contains the following
North Carolina state standards
Vocabulary listing
EOG Questions
Self-Quiz
Videos
Earths Systems, Processes, and Structures
8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.1.1 Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including: Water distribution on earth Local river basin and water availability.
Vocabulary and Terms Listing
Distribution of Earth's water
Effect of ocean on temperatures and climate
Fresh water systems
Salt water systems
Salinity
Water cycle and its components
Water table and its components
Ground water and runoff
River basin and tributaries
Earths Systems, Processes, and Structures
8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.1.2 Summarize evidence that Earth’s oceans are a reservoir of nutrients, minerals, dissolved gases, and life forms:
Estuaries
Marine ecosystems
Upwelling
Behavior of gases in the marine environment
Value and sustainability of marine resources
Deep ocean technology and understandings gained
Vocabulary and Terms Listing
salinity
upwelling
estuaries
climate
essential marine organisms
ocean zones
oceanic gases
oceans as natural resources
drilling and dredging
Earths Systems, Processes, and Structures
8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.1.3 Predict the safety and potability of water supplies in North Carolina based on physical and biological factors, including: Temperature Dissolved oxygen pH Nitrates and phosphates Turbidity Bio-indicators
Vocabulary and Terms Listing
potable water
effects of water temperature on marine life
gases essential to marine life
pH and water safety
nitrogen and phosphorous and water safety
turbidity
bioindicators and water safety
Earths Systems, Processes, and Structures
8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.1.4 Conclude that the good health of humans requires: Monitoring of the hydrosphere Water quality standards Methods of water treatment Maintaining safe water quality Stewardship
Vocabulary and Terms Listing
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Uses of water
Consumption of water
Distribution of fresh water
point and nonpoint sources of pollution
pollution
classification of pollution
Earth's History I
8.E.2 Understand the history of Earth and its life forms based on evidence of change recorded in fossil records and landforms.
8.E.2.1 Infer the age of Earth and relative age of rocks and fossils from index fossils and ordering of rock layers (relative dating and radioactive dating).
Vocabulary and Terms Listing
fossils
index fossils
relative age
absolute age
Law of Superposition
Radiometric dating
Geologic Time Scale
Earth's History II
8.E.2 Understand the history of Earth and its life forms based on evidence of change recorded in fossil records and landforms.
8.E.2.2 Explain the use of fossils, ice cores, composition of sedimentary rocks, faults, and igneous rock formations found in rock layers as evidence of the history of the Earth and its changing life forms.
Vocabulary and Terms Listing
Uniformitarianism
Faults
Ice cores
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock