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Science tip #1
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5/21/12
What’s the name of the reptile
whose fossil remains are found on
both the African and the S. American
continent?
The Appalachian Mtns extend from
the U.S to what other continent?
Mapping the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
contributed to the discovery that the
___ ___ is spreading.
What is made in the middle of a rift
like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
After the science tip…..
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Correct ALL the wrong questions/answers on your Erosive Forces test,
staple the corrections to the scantron, and turn in.
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LEAVE your test copy on your desk. I’ll pick it up at the end of class.
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Also--#13 D. 5
Fill in objective notes 14.1-14.7 (book pages are listed on your
notes for you.) What you don’t finish is homework.
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Fyi, I’ll put your ppt notes online tonite…IF you’d like to use them.
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Be sure to check the pass-back bin.
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Have a fabulous Monday!
#2
(please COPY BFP questions on your purple sheet)
5/22/12
What’s the difference between continental crust
and oceanic crust?
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What’s another name for “crust”?
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The convection cells that help to move the plates
are located in the ______.
BFP #1: What decreases the salinity in oceans? What
increases it? (think about runoff, melting glaciers, evaporation, precipitation…)
BFP #2: Which direction do ocean currents spin in the
N. Hem due to the Coriolis effect?
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#3 (please COPY BFP questions on your purple sheet) 5/23/12
What are the 2 results of stress on Earth’s crust?
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Using the diagram, name A and B.
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Which type of seismic wave is a
A
compressional wave?
B
BFP #3: During an El Nino event do the
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number of hurricanes typically increase or decrease?
BFP #4: If a mineral scratches glass, its hardness on Mohs scale
is… a. 1-2 b. 2-3 c. 4-5 d. 5.5-10
Warmer winters
Weaker hurricane season
flooding
droughts
fisheries
Mohs hardness scale
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fingernail (hardness = 2.5)
copper penny (hardness = 3)
glass plate or steel knife
(hardness = 5.5)
steel file (hardness = 6.5)
1- Talc
2- Gypsum
3- Calcite
4- Fluorite
5- Apatite
6- Feldspar
7- Quartz
8- Topaz
9- Corundum
10- Diamond
#4
5/24/12
(please COPY BFP questions on your purple sheet)
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How is a tsunami generated?
What does the magnitude number of an earthquake mean?
Describe 2 warning signs of tsunamis.
If you haven’t been doing so already, please write ONE BFP per box AND
begin TODAY with boxes 6 and 7. Thanks! 
BFP #6: Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel? (eco geo unit)
a. Natural gas b. coal c. uranium d. coal
BFP #7: In the flotation method of refining ore, the rock is separated
from the product by: (eco geo unit)
a. differences in melting point b. replacing one chemical for another
c. differences in density
d. passing an electrical current through it