Welcome to Mrs. Saccoccia's Science Class
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Homework for the Week of April 23, 2012
MONDAY: Calculate Your Weight on Another Planet worksheet
TUESDAY:
WEDNESDAY: Look over recent notes in Science notebook; retake quizzes and tests are given after school on Tuesdays.
THURSDAY:
FRIDAY:
Fun Astronomy Websites:
Gravity and Orbits Simulation - click the 'Run Now' button to launch.
Seasons Interactive
Eclipse Calendars
Mr. Lee - Phases of the Moon rap
Songs of Higher Learning - Phases of the Moon
Computer Simulation - Phases of the Moon
Computer Simulation for Explore 2: Intensity of Sunlight
Earth-Sun Geometry
The Scale of the Universe
Putting Things Into Perspective - This series of scale models shows the size of various objects that you can see in the night sky.
Simulation of the Earth revolving around the Sun
Graphic Organizer for Big Bang Essay
Listen to The Element Song by Tom Lehrer!
When We Left Earth video
Lesson 11 Vocabulary
Directions for the Inquiry 7.1 Heating Ice Water Analysis
Write a paragraph in your own words that explains the
shape of the curve on your graph. Be sure to include:
1. Topic sentence
– include the title of the inquiry and what you did and why.
2. Body – this is
where you analyze your data. Explain the shape of the line, where the line
changes direction (indicating a phase change), and be sure to use data –
time and temperature.
· (Include
boiling point and melting point
3. Conclusion –
Were you surprised at the temperature which ice melted? Why or why not?
Were you surprised at the temperature which water boiled? Why or why
not?
Heating Ice Water Excel file
Focus Questions for Lesson 5:
Analysis questions for Inq. 2.3:
1. Are any of the blocks from Inquiry 2.2 or objects from this inquiry made from the same substance?
2. How did you reach your conclusion?
3. How do the densities of the objects compare with the density of water?
Inquiry 2.2 Data:
| Object | Density |
| Wax | 0.99 g/cm3 |
| Transparent plastic | 1.195 g/cm3 |
| White plastic | 0.95 g/cm3 |
| Aluminum block | 2.8 g/cm3 |
Earth’s Interior Vocabulary
1. Crust –
the earth’s outer layer, the coolest and least dense layer of the earth
2. Mantle
– the layer of the earth beneath the crust. It is about 2900 km thick and it
makes up about 83% of the earth’s interior
3. Core –
the earth’s innermost layers, consisting of a liquid iron outer core and a
solid iron-nickel inner core
4. Lithosphere
– the cool, solid outer shell of the earth. It consists of the crust and
the rigid uppermost part of the mantle and is broken up into segments or
plates
5.
Asthenosphere – the layer of the mantle that lies directly below the
lithosphere and flows like taffy
6. Bedrock
– the rock underlying soil
7. Amplitutde
– height of a wave
8. Intensity
– a measure of the damage done by an earthquake based on its effect to
people, structures, and the environment
9. Magnitude
– a measure of the total amount of energy released at the source of an
earthquake
Lesson 11:
When the Earth Shakes
Key Terms:
1.
1. Focus - the location where an earthquake begins and energy is released
2. Seismic waves –waves generated by earthquake vibrations (P-wave, S-wave, Surface wave)
3. Body waves – earthquake waves that travel through the body of the Earth rather than on its surface
4. Surface waves – earthquake waves that travel near or at the surface of the earth
5. P-waves - A primary (compressional) earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth. So named because it is the first wave that reaches a seismograph station during an earthquake. “Push and Pull” wave
6. S-waves - A secondary earthquake wave, named because it travels slower than a P-wave and is the second wave to reach a seismograph station.“Side to Side” wave. It travels through the body of the Earth in a series of crests and troughs.
7. Ground motion -
· P-waves cause vertical shaking (up and down motion)
· S-waves cause horizontal shaking (side to side motion)
8. Epicenter – the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
9. Seismograph – an instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake
10. Seismogram – the record made by a seismograph; the paper on which earthquake waves are recorded
Inquiry 4.1:
Class Data Table Summary:
| Cold Conv. Tube - Therm. A | Cold Conv. Tube - Therm. B | Hot Conv. Tube - Therm. A | Hot Conv. Tube - Therm. B | |
| starting temp.(°C) | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 |
| ending temp.(°C) | 22.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 29.5 |
| change in temp. | 0°C | -1°C | +1.5°C | +7.5°C |
* Heat energy always transfers (moves) from warm materials to cooler ones.
Word Bank for question C:
| water vapor heat energy evaporation condensation |
Today's Tips:
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* Recycle words from the question in your answer.
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* Use examples from class data in your answers (that means numbers!)
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* Include DETAILS in your answers
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* PROOFREAD your sentences when you think you are done :)
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Anticipation Guide answer sheet: Sources of Earth's Heat
The Atmosphere: A Blanket of Air Answer Key
Atmosphere Prefixes:
Tropo - "turning"; "changing"
Strato - "layer"; "spread out"
Meso - "middle"
Thermo - "heat"
Iono - "ions"
Exo - "outer"