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Earth Science Study Guide – Part 2 (pgs. 19 & 20) DAY 1
READ: CHANGES TO THE EARTH’S SURFACE

The earth changes _____________________________
READ: HOW EARTH’S SURFACE HAS CHANGED
CONTINENTAL DRIFT
1. The ___________________that earth’s ___________________ move or
_______________
over its ___________________ .
 How is it possible?
Earth’s surface is made up of many __________________ that float on a layer of
hot,______________.
EARTH’S PLATES
1. Made of strong blocks of __________________ and upper mantle ________________
2. Fit together like ____________________ pieces
3. Float slowly on __________________________
PANGEA
1. The theory that the continents were once joined ___________________________ as
___________ single land mass or one ____________________________________ .

Evidence of Pangea:
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
*Plate Tectonics Puzzle Activity
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Date: ___________________
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Earth Science Study Guide – Part 2 (pgs. 21 & 22) DAY 2
READ: FORCES ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE
WEATHERING
1. Weathering is the process of _________________ down rock into tiny
____________________ called _____________________.

Different types of weathering:
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
*WED worksheet and Chant Activity
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Date: ___________________
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Earth Science Study Guide – Part 2 (pgs. 22 & 23) DAY 3
READ: EROSION
1. Erosion is the process of _____________________sediment from one
________________
to ___________________.
READ: EROSION BY WIND, EROSION BY ICE, AND EROSION BY LIVING THINGS

Three different causes of erosion:
1. ___________________________
Creates _________________ which is a large ____________________ of sand
2. ___________________________
Creates _________________ which is a huge ____________________ of
____________ slowly flowing over the __________________
3. _______________________________________
Examples:
1.
plants ______________________ out of a __________________
2. people ______________________ the soil and
___________________________ the _______________________, trees
& plants.
*WED worksheet and Chant Activity
DAY 4: Recognize Vocabulary/Flashcards
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Date: ___________________
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Earth Science Study Guide – Part 2 (pgs. 24 & 25) DAY 5
READ: MASS WASTING
MASS WASTING
1. Mass wasting is the downward movement of _______________ and _____________
because of _____________________ .

Five types of mass wasting:
1. _________________________________ is the most common type of mass
wasting.
When it occurs, a _________________ of rocks form at the
_____________________ of a cliff or ______________________________ called
a _____________________ .
2. _________________________________ is when ___________ soil and rocks
______________ downward by the force of _____________.
3. _________________________________ is when ___________ soil moves rapidly
________________________ by the force of ____________________ .
4. _________________________________ is the slowest type of mass wasting
It occurs when a ___________________________________ moves
______________________ very ________________________ under the weight
of ______________________ .
5. _________________________________ is when ______________________
pushes _______________ at the __________ of the slope
________________________________ .
*Activity DAY 6 Bill Nye Video
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Date: ___________________
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Earth Science Study Guide – Part 2 (pgs. 26 & 27) DAY 7
READ: FORCES FROM UNDER THE SURACE
PLATE MOVEMENT
1. ____________ together
a. Crust folds upward, creating __________________________
2. ____________ apart
b. Creates a gap where a _____________________ can rise up
3. ____________ past each other
c.
Creates ____________________________
READ: EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES
1. Most occur along a _________________ where ______________________ meet and
move
2. An earthquake under the ____________________ may cause a giant
_________________called a _______________________.
*Activity: Plate Boundaries
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Date: ___________________
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Earth Science Study Guide – Part 2 (pgs. 28 & 29) DAY 8
READ: VOCANOES
VOLCANOES
1.
A __________________________ that opens __________________________ to
a pool of _____________________rock below the ____________________ of
the earth
2.
Magma when it reaches the Earth’s surface is called _________________
3.
Pressure forces _______________ out of openings
4.
Central opening is called a ________________
5.
Magma accumulates in underground pools called _________________
________________
6.
The area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the Pacific
Ocean is called the _______________________ ______________.
READ: SINKHOLES
1.
a large hole in the ____________________ that opens _____________________
2.
Forms when rock _____________________ and becomes __________________
3.
______________________________ rock dissolves easily.
READ: RESULTS OF FORCES
Landforms change because of forces______________ and __________________ the earth’s
______________.
*Volcano simulation ACTIVITY