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Warm Ups 2-5 thru 2-20
Warm Up #2-5, November 3
1. How many times a day do high tides occur around the
world? A. One B. Two C. Four D. Ten
2. There are about 9 million cubic miles of ice on Earth. Is
most of it located near: A. the North pole B. the South
pole?
3. On a map, are the lines that run parallel to the equator
called: A. lines of longitude or B. lines of latitude?
4. If it is 2:00 pm in Colorado Springs, CO, what time is it in
Los Angeles, California? A. 11:00 am B. Noon C. 1:00 pm
D. 2:00 pm
5. Is the water in the ocean colder at the surface or 50 feet
below the surface? Choose: At the surface or 50 feet
below
Warm Up #2-6, November 7
P. 2,3,5
1. What is one similarity and one difference
between the mantle and the outer core
2. What is one similarity and one difference
between the inner core and the crust.
3. What should our word of the week be
and explain why.
P. 2,3
Warm Up #2-7, November 8
1. Describe the motion of the 3 types of plate
boundaries.
2. Warm peanut butter is easier to spread
than cold peanut butter. Explain how
knowing this help you understand why the
mantle is able to deform in a plastic
manner.
P. 2,3
Warm Up #2-8, November 9
Draw and label the parts of seafloor
spreading
1. Basalt
2. Granite
3. Oceanic crust
4. Continental crust
5. Divergent boundary
6. Convergent boundary
7. Mid-ocean ridge
8. Trench
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Volcanic arc
Oldest rock
Newest rock
Seafloor spreading
Subduction zone
Convection currents
Mantle
Magma
Today’s Agenda
1. Video on Seafloor Spreading
2. Complete Warm Up
3. Graph Grade Week #4
4. Awesome Award
5. A3K articles, complete both articles
1.
2.
“To Warn The People”
“Getting Ready For Earthquakes”
P. 2,3
Warm Up #2-9, November 10
1. What are the 4 layers of the earth?
2. What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
3. Describe what a subduction zone is.
P. 2,3
Warm Up #2-10, November 14
1. Identify the plate boundary and type of
crust that formed the Himalayan
Mountains (mountains between India and
the rest of Asia).
2. Describe what occurs when two plates
collide and create a subduction zone.
P. 2,3
Warm Up #2-11, November 17
1. Describe how silica affects the viscosity of lava
that comes from a shield volcano.
2. Compare and contrast a p-wave and an s-wave
(1 similarity, 2 differences).
3. Draw and label the parts of seafloor
spreading
1. Basalt
2. Granite
3. Oceanic crust
4. Continental crust
5. Divergent boundary
6. Convergent boundary
7. Mid-ocean ridge
8. Trench
9. Volcanic arc
10. Oldest rock
11. Newest rock
12. Seafloor spreading
13. Subduction zone
14. Convection currents
15. Mantle
16. Magma
P. 2,3,5
Warm Up #2-12, November 29
• What are fossils and how do they form?
Warm Up #2-13, November 30
P. 2,3,5
Answer the questions, using complete sentences.
1.
What are trace fossils?
2.
When these animals made the prints, was the soil moist or dry? Explain your reasoning.
3.
Describe how these prints became trace fossils.
4.
From which direction did the dinosaur come from? From which direction did the
mammal come?
5.
Did either animal change its speed? How can you tell?
6.
What prints lead away from the meeting of these animals?
7.
How did you interpret these trace fossils? Describe what happened.
P. 2,3,5
Warm Up #2-14, December 2
1. What is one thing you failed at this week? How did you
fix it? What did you learn?
2. Reflect on the word for the week. Where did you see
great examples of it being demonstrated? Where could
we improve in this area?
P. 2,3,5
Warm Up #2-15, December 5
1. What is a trace fossil?
2. What is a paleontologist?
3. How is it possible for scientists to do studies
about things that happened millions of years
ago?
4. What should the word of the week be and why?
Warm Up # 2-16, December 7
P. 2,3,5
Answer questions in complete sentences.
1. Vertebrates are animals with backbones. Which
of the following were the earliest known
vertebrates? A. Frogs B. Fish C. Snakes
2. What is the age of the oldest known fossils on
Earth? A. 1 billion years B. 2.2 billion years C. 3.5
billion years
3. Which type of rock is the best for fossil hunting?
A. Igneous B. Sedimentary C. Metamorphic
4. What does the term “dinosaur” mean? A.
Terrible lizard B. Giant lizard C. Old lizard
5. During which era did dinosaurs rule the land? A.
Precambrian B. Paleozoic C. Mesozoic D. Cenozoic
P. 2,3,5
Warm Up #2-17, December 8
Describe the difference between absolute
and relative age
P. 2,3,5
Warm Up #2-18, December 9
1. Give the sequence of events in the layers of rocks
from oldest the youngest.
P. 2,3,5
Warm Up #2-19, December 12
1. Give the sequence of events in the layers of rocks
from oldest the youngest.
2. What is an index fossil?