Download Objectives: Geology and soil

Soils Objective Sheet
AP Environmental Science
Chapters 6 and 10
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Name ________________________
Period __________ Date _________
Describe the structure of the earth from the core to the crust.
What elements are present in the earth’s crust?
What are plates and plate tectonics?
How do plates move? Describe three faults and explain how mountains are built.
Describe the rock cycle.
What is the difference between a mineral and a rock?
What are the three major types of rock?
8. How are soils formed?
9. Describe the four sizes of soil texture. What is important about surface area and
space between particles?
10. What is the best kind of soil for agriculture?
11. Understand how to read a soil texture triangle.
12. Describe the horizons in a typical soil profile.
13. What causes soil erosion? Give some examples of regions that are having difficulty
with soil erosion.
14. What is desertification? What causes it? What regions are experiencing this
problem?
15. What are some strategies for soil conservation?
Scientific Method
Ecology
Biodiversity
Population
Food
Air Pollution
Fossil Fuels
Climate Change
Sustainable Energy
Waste/stuff
Water
Monday
April 20
Notes: Soils
HW – study
for double
quiz
tomorrow
Monday
April 27
Tuesday April 21
Double Quiz – all objectives – land and
soils
HW – Soil Free Response – Make this a
10!
Tuesday April 28
Friday April
17
Notes:
Earth
Structure
and Plate
Tectonics
Wednesday April 22/Thursday
April 23
AP test structure
Free Response Strategy session
HW –
Quizlet
vocab set
due Sunday
8pm (HUB)
Friday April
24
HW – Stone cold list – what
you need to know
Ecology
Review
Kahoot on
stone cold
list
Wednesday April 29/Thursday
April 30
HW –
prepare your
teaching
moment
Friday May
1st
Fossil
Fuels/Climate/Sustainable
energy review
APES Races
– review
game
Population review
Air pollution
Review
HW - TBA
MAY THE
FOURTH
BE WITH
YOU!!!
YOU AT
7:30am!!!
HW – TBA