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Earth Science Study Guides [ ]

Table of Contents

Chapter 7 - Heat Inside Earth
Chapter 8 - Plate Tectonics
Chapter 9 - Earthquakes
Chapter 10 - Volcanoes
Chapter 5 - Density & Buoyancy
Climate Change & Global Warming
Chapter 11 - Water & Weathering

Earth Science -- Chapter 7 -- Heat Inside Earth

LEARN

Teaching Videos & Slides (Click on Earth Science Academy for video explanation of concepts)	Video Clip Library (Earth Layers)
* Earth slides (pdf file)

Read -- CPO Earth Science book	Quiz Questions
1. pp. 137-141 (sensing) 2. pp. 142-145 (interior) 3. pp. 146-149 (density) 4. pp. 150-155 (assessment) 5. pp. 134 - 155 (vocabulary) 6. pp. 145, 150 (earth diagram)	1. Sensing 2. Interior 3. Density 4. Assessment 5. Vocabulary 6. Earth Diagram

PRACTICE

Flash Card Sets for Chapter 7 -- Heat Inside Earth
         - Paper Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers ; ready-made=print, fold, cut apart)
                        (Chapter 7 -- Paper Flash Cards -- pdf version to download and view on computer)
            - Internet Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers )

TEST YOURSELF

Chapter #7 -- Heat Inside Earth -- Practice Test:



	(32 multiple choice questions)

Earth Science -- Chapter 8 -- Plate Tectonics

LEARN

Teaching Videos & Slides (Click on Earth Science Academy for video explanation of concepts)	Video Clip Library (Plate Tectonics)
* Plate slides (pdf file) Pangaea Slides

Read -- CPO Earth Science book	Quiz Questions
1. pp. 159-160 (Pangaea) 2. pp. 161-166 (sea floor) 3. pp. 167-173 (boundaries) 4. pp. 174-175 (metamorphic) 5. pp. 176-180 (assessment) 6. pp. 159-180 (vocabulary)	1. Pangaea 2. Sea-Floor Spreading 3. Plate Boundaries 4. Metamorphic Rocks 5. Assessment 6. Vocabulary

PRACTICE

Flash Card Sets for Chapter 8 -- Plate Tectonics
         - Paper Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers ; ready-made=print, fold, cut apart)
                        (Chapter 8 -- Paper Flash Cards -- pdf version to download and view on computer)
          - Internet Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers

TEST YOURSELF

Chapter #8 -- Plate Tectonics -- Practice Test:



	(T/F, multiple choice, & completion)

Earth Science -- Chapter 9 -- Earthquakes

LEARN

Teaching Videos & Slides (Click on Earth Science Academy for video explanation of concepts)	Video Clip Library (Earthquakes)
* Earthquake Slides(pdf file)

Read -- CPO Earth Science book	Quiz Questions
1. pp. 181-188 (Intro.) 2. pp. 189-193 (waves) 3. pp. 194-197 (measuring) 4. pp. 198-202 (assessment) 5. pp. 181-202 (vocabulary)	1. What are Earthquakes? 2. Seismic Waves 3. Measuring Earthquakes 4. Assessment 5. Vocabulary

PRACTICE

Flash Card Sets for Chapter 9 -- Earthquakes
         - Paper Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers ; ready-made=print, fold, cut apart)
                              (Chapter 9 -- Paper Flash Cards -- pdf version to download and view on computer)
            - Internet Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers )

TEST YOURSELF

Chapter 9 -- Earthquakes -- Practice Test:



	(multiple choice, true / false, math problems)

Earth Science -- Chapter 10 -- Volcanoes

LEARN

Teaching Videos & Slides (Click on Earth Science Academy for video explanation of concepts)	Video Clip Library (Volcanoes)
* Volcano Slides (pdf file)

Read -- CPO Earth Science book	Quiz Questions
1. pp. 203-208 (definition) 2. pp. 209-214 (locations) 3. pp. 215-220 (types) 4. pp. 221-223 (igneous) 5. pp. 224-229 (assessment) 6. pp. 203-229 (vocabulary)	1. What is a Volcano? 2. Locations 3. Types of Volcanoes 4. Igneous Rocks 5. Assessment 6. Vocabulary

PRACTICE

Flash Card Sets for Chapter 10 -- Volcanoes
         - Paper Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers ; ready-made=print, fold, cut apart)
                       (Chapter 10 -- Paper Flash Cards -- pdf version to download and view on computer)
           - Internet Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers )

TEST YOURSELF

Chapter 10 -- Volcanoes -- Practice Test:



	60 questions: (T/F, multiple choice, & matching)

Earth Science -- Chapter 5 -- Density & Buyoancy

LEARN

Teaching Videos & Slides (Click on Earth Science Academy for video explanation of concepts)	Video Clip Library (Density & Buoyancy)
* Density Slides (pdf file)

Read -- CPO Earth Science book	Quiz Questions
1. pp. 94-98 (density) 2. pp. 99-104 (buoyancy) 3. pp. 105-110 (heat) 4. pp. 94-112 (assessment) 5. pp. 94-112 (vocabulary	1. Density 2. Buoyancy 3. Assessment

PRACTICE

Flash Card Sets for Chapter 5 -- Density & Buoyancy
         - Paper Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers ; ready-made=print, fold, cut apart)
            - Internet Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers )

TEST YOURSELF

Chapter 5 -- Density & Buoyancy -- Practice Test:



	55 questions (true/false, multiple choice, matching)

Earth Science -- Climate Change

LEARN

Teaching Videos & Slides (Click on Earth Science Academy for video explanation of concepts)	Video Clip Library (Climate Change)
* Climate Slides (pdf file)

Read -- CPO Earth Science book	Quiz Questions
1. (coming soon)	(coming soon)

PRACTICE

Flash Card Sets for Climate Change
- Paper Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers ; ready-made=print, fold, cut apart)
- Internet Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers )

TEST YOURSELF

Climate Change & Global Warming -- Practice Test:



	60 questions: (T/F, multiple choice, & matching)

Earth Science -- Chapter 11 -- Water & Weathering

LEARN

Teaching Videos & Slides (Click on Earth Science Academy for video explanation of concepts)	Video Clip Library (Water & Weathering)
* Weathering Slides (pdf file)

Read -- CPO Earth Science book	Quiz Questions
1. pp. 231-237 (weathering) 2. pp. 238-242 (sediment) 3. pp. 243-245 (sedimentary) 4. pp. 246-252 (assessment) 5. pp. 231-252 (vocabulary)	1. Weathering 2. Moving Sediment 3. Sedimentary Rocks 4. Assessment 5. Vocabulary

PRACTICE

Flash Card Sets for Chapter 11 -- Water & Weathering
         - Paper Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers ; ready-made=print, fold, cut apart)
            - Internet Flash Cards (Quiz Questions + answers )

TEST YOURSELF

Chapter 11 -- Water & Weathering -- Practice Tests:



	(multiple choice)

Multi-Media Units (Low-cost or free applications)
OpenOffice.org (Version 3.1) (free) This link will take you to the web page for OpenOffice.org. We are now using this as an Open Source alternative to Microsoft Word, Excel, and POWERPOINT. This software is OPEN SOURCE -- meaning that it is FREE to the public -- no charge. The word processor will read Microsoft Word files and the presentation package, called "IMPRESS," will read Microsoft PowerPoint files. All of the computers in the 7th grade HAG science classroom are now running OpenOffice.org software. We are no longer using Microsoft Office for word processing or for 'Powerpoint' style presentations. .	.exe format
PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (free)
Hyperstudio v. 5 ($89.95 Mac OS & Windows)
Audacity -- Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor (free)
Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer ($24.95) This multi-track audio program lets you mix, cross-fade, and overdub audio files. A must for podcasting!

Old Labs

Practice Tests / Study Guides for Weather Labs:

Cloud Lab
Relative Humidity Lab