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THURSDAY,Oct. 6

LIBRARY OPEN2,3,4,6,7,8,12, 13, 

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1. Please paste your Science Energizer slip into your journal!2. Answer the question and explain WHY you chose your answer.

Good Afternoon!October 6, 2011

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If you were to compare an experiment conducted by a chemist and an experiment conducted by a meteorologist, which of the following would you not necessarily expect to 

find in both?A. a hypothesisB. a conclusionC. the same purposeD. the same data type

If you were to compare an experiment conducted by a chemist and an experiment conducted by a 

meteorologist, which of the following would you not necessarily expect to find in both?

A. a hypothesis­found in all sciencesB. a conclusion­found in all sciencesC. the same purpose­(trying to understand the world around us)­found in all sciencesD. the same data type­not part of the basic scientific method

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Lithospheric Plates Questions1. List the seven major plates

a. North Americanb. Pacificc. Eurasiand. Africane. South Americanf. Antarcticg. Australian

2. List eight minor plates.

a. Phillipine Plateb. Nazca Platec. Cocos Plated. Carribbean Platee. Juan de Fuca Platef. Scotia Plateg. Arabian Plateh. Indian Plate

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3. On what plate is most of the United States?North American Plate

4. What part of the United States is NOT on that plate?

California and Hawaii

5. On what plate is it? Pacific Plate and Juan de Fuca

6. What plate matches almost perfectly with the "Ring of Fire", where most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

Pacific Plate

7. What plates correspond to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

a. N. Americanb. Eurasianc. S. Americand. African

8. List two continents whose edges are not all on plate boundaries.

a. Africanb. Antarctica

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9. Where are most plate boundaries? Edges of continents

10. What major plate is the largest?Eurasian

What minor plate is the smallest?Juan de Fuca

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http://science.discovery.com/videos/100­greatest­discoveries­shorts­plate­tectonics.html

Seismology

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1. Where do earthquakes usually happen? edges of the plates

2. How can plate tectonic theory help seismologists predict where earthquakes are likely to happen?

they use their knowledge of where the boundaries are to predict earthquake activity

Vulcanology

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1. Why do you think there are so few volcanoes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?

middle of the plate, not the edge

2. Are there any New Zealand volcanoes that could also be on this map?

SKIP

3. How does the study of vulcanology add to our understanding of plate tectonic theory?

it helps us understand the plate boundaries and where volcanoes are likely to occur

Oceanography

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1. Can you explain what could cause the sea floor to get pushed up or forced down?

the different types of plate boundaries

2. How does the study of oceanography relate to plate tectonic theory?

sea-floor spreading