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MCAS Review- Webquest #2 Astronomy:
1. Label the phases of the moon
2. Label the planets in our solar system, starting CLOSEST to the sun.
3. Describe the difference in density between the first four planets and the last four planets, and explain WHY:
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Use the links on gatelyscience.com to
complete this worksheet!
What is the acronym used to remember the planets??
What is the acronym used to remember the planets??
Name: ______________________ Class Color: _______________ Date: ____________ W
4. Model the size relationship between planets, solar systems, galaxies, and the universe.
Put in the chart below…. Solar Systems Planets Universe Galaxies
5. Label the parts of a solar and lunar eclipse: Word bank = Umbra, Penumbra, Sun, Earth, Moon, Lunar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse
Type of Eclipse:
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Type of Eclipse:
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6. Explain the Earth, Sun, and moon’s role in creating the tides.
a. Ocean tides are caused MOSTLY by the _________’s gravitational pull on Earth.
b. When the Earth, Sun and Moon line up in a straight line, a __________ tide
occurs
c. When the Earth, Sun and Moon form a 900 angle, a __________ tide occurs
Name: ______________________ Class Color: _______________ Date: ____________ W
7. Identify and explain the reason for the seasons.
Geology:
8. Label the Earth’s layers and the layers of the atmosphere. a) Earth has ____ main layers. Label them below.
b) There are ____ layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. Label the layers below. (Use the link!!)
List the seasons shown for the Northern Hemisphere… A_____________ B_____________ C_____________ D_____________
What causes the seasons? Explain. _________________________________
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What is this?? (Google it!) ____________________________________________________________
What is this?? (Google it!) ____________________________________________________________
What is the acronym used to remember the layers??
Name: ______________________ Class Color: _______________ Date: ____________ W
9. Explain the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift.
a) The _________________ Drift Theory states that all continents on Earth used to be connected (otherwise known as _____________) but separated over time into the continents we know today.
1. This theory was first described by German scientist _________ __________
b) The Theory of _________ _______________ is the scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of large plates and the movements of a number of smaller plates on the Earth’s surface.
1. The part of the Earth that is broken into plates is called the ______________ 10. Identify and explain the different types of plate boundaries.
a) When plates move away from each other: ______________ boundaries b) When plates move towards each other: ______________ boundaries c) When plates slide past each other they are called: ____________ boundaries
11. Explain how geologic structures are formed from plate boundaries.
a) How are volcanoes formed? _______________________________________
b) How are mountains formed? ______________________________________
c) How is a mid-ocean ridge formed? __________________________________
d) What causes an earthquake? ______________________________________
12. Identify the phases of the rock cycle:
Word bank: heat/pressure, melting, weathering, cooling/crystallization
a) Take the Rock Cycle quiz posted for this question.
a. What score did you get on your first try? ________ b. Keep going until you get 100%. How many tries did it take? ______
Name: ______________________ Class Color: _______________ Date: ____________ W
Heat Transfer 13. Identify and explain the methods of heat transfer on Earth. (Conduction, Convection, Radiation)
a. The main source of all energy on Earth comes from the ______. b. Energy on Earth is transferred through _______________, _____________,
and _______________. i. Heat transferred through TOUCH is due to ______________
ii. Heat transferred through a FLUID (air or liquid) is due to ____________ iii. Heat transferred from LIGHT (like the sun) is due to _______________
Weather
14. Identify and explain how weather fronts impact our daily weather. a. Draw a line to match the correct symbol with the correct Term
High Pressure Warm Front Cold Front Low Pressure
b. A ____________ occurs when _______ air masses meet ________ air masses. c. When warm air and cold air meet, the _______ air sinks and the _______ air
rises. d. Low pressure areas are associated with what kind of weather? (Nice or Bad) e. High pressure areas are associated with what kind of weather? (Nice or Bad)
f. List 3 kinds of weather that would occur at each of the fronts below.
g. What is the difference between weather and climate? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
h. Which of the following affects climate by the most? Explain why. (Use Google if needed)
A. Mountains B. Ocean Currents C. Distance from equator D. Latitude
Warm Front • Rain • _______ • _______
Cold Front • Rain • _______ • _______
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