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BELL WORK FALL 2009

Bell work is part of your notebook grade. Why do bell work? To help us learn Earth Science! The questions review the previous days work, and some are taken from the UNIT Eseential Questions, which are always on the test.

DATE
UNIT ONE - INTRODUCTION
AUG
1
25
 Copy the Unit One vocabulary to your Vocab Study Guide
2
26
 Work on defining the Unit One vocabulary - use textbook on your desk
3
27

Begin a Bell Work page in your notebook - Page #5

Copy and Answer these questions

  1. List three items that should be contained in a data table
  2. List three items that should be contained in a graph
  3. What variable should be graphed on the x-axis, on the y-axis?
4
28

On Page 5 of your notebook, copy and answer the following -

  1. Name the metric units for length, mass and liquid volume
  2. How many centimeters are in a meter?
  3. How many centimeters are there in 15 meters?

 
  WEEK 2
5
Aug 31

On Page 5 of your notebook, copy and answer the following -

  1. What is the first thing you should do if glass is broken at your lab station?
  2. How many centimeters are in a meter?
  3. What is the metric unit for measuring the volume of a liquid?
  4. What is the best way to visualize and analyze data?

 
6
Sept 1

On Page 5 of your notebook, copy and answer the following -

1.     List the steps of the scientific method.

2. What is the purpose of a control in an experiment?
7
2

On Page 5 of your notebook, copy and answer the following -

 1.Differences in elevation are best shown using a ________________________map

  2. What are the pros of a Mercator projection map? _______________________________________________

3. On a topographic map, contour lines that form a circle indicate a(n) __________________________.

4. Each time zone covers __________degrees of the Earth’s surface.

5. Latitude lines are used to measure position ________and __________ of the equator
8
3

On Page 5 of your notebook, copy and answer the following -

  1. Each time zone covers ______ degrees latitude.  There are ________ time zones worldwide.
  2. What does GPS stand for?
  3. What do topographic maps show that other maps do not?
  4. List the four major branches of Earth Science

 
9
4
 3 min to check over notebook