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Unit 5 Planet Earth

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Date
Topic/Notes Assignment Due (to be done before class starts on date listed at left)
  Study Help
 

The textbook

On-line

 

Study Jams 

for this unit

  1. Minerals -------------- pdf definition and summary
  2. Igneous Rock  -------- pdf definition and summary
  3. Sedimentary Rock ---- pdf definition and summary
  4. Metamorphic Rock ---- pdf definition and summary
  5. Layers of the earth ----- pdf definition and summary
  6. The Rock Cycle ---------- pdf definition
  7. Soil ------------------------ pdf definition and summary
  8. Landforms ---------------- pdf definition and summary
  9. Volcanoes ----------------- pdf definition
  10. Earthquakes --------------- pdf definition
  11. Weathering and Erosion - pdf definition
  12. Fossils ---------------------- pdf definition and summary
 

Topic 1: Minerals 

 
  What are Minerals?

 

  • Mineral and Gem names and pictures here
  • Periodic Table of the Elements here.
   
  Giant Crystal Mine in Mexico
  • Quietube video here.
 

Six Major

Crystal Stystems 

 

Other clues to

Mineral Identification 

 

Notes:

Topic 1

  • Link to extra notes for topic 4 here.
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Topic 2: Rocks &

the Rock Cycle 

 
  Introduction
 

Rock formation

Excellent 

  Rock Families 
  Types of Rock 

http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/education/resources/rockcycle/page3445.html

 

  Sedimentary Rock 

Examples

  Metamorphic Rock 

Examples of changes from one type to another:

 

Identifying Rock 

Types 

   
   
  Rock Cycle 
   
  Sediment and Soil 
  Soil Profile 
 

Topic 1 & 2

Review Answers 

Find the answers to Topic 1 and 2 Review Questions.

Topic 1 Q: 1 & 2

Topic 2 Q: 1, 2 & 3

Answers can be found here.

   

Notes: 

Topic 2 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 4 here.
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Topic 3:  Erosion

 
   

 

  Weathering Game
   
   
 

What is the difference

between Weathering and erosion

 

  Rain Erosion in Action
   

Notes: 

Topic 3 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 4 here.
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Topic 4:

Moving Crust 

 
  4 parts of the Mantle 

Layers of the Earth

A. Crust [5 degrees Celcius, 5-60km thick]

B. Mantle [1000 - 4000 degrees Celcius, 2885km thick]

    1) Upper Mantle [1000 degree, 670km thick] 

    2) Lower Mantle  [4000 degree, ~2000km thick]

C. Outer Core [5500 degree Celcius, 2270km thick]

D. Inner Core [6000 degree Celcius, 1216km thick]

  In the Bible 
  • Gen 1:9-10 - Could refer to there having been a Pangaea.
  • Gen 10:25 - Could refer to the Tectonic plates separating.
  Continental Drift 
   
  Technology 
  Theory of Plate Tectonics 

          - Plate Tectonic Animation 

     
   

  Below the surface 
  Notes:

Topic 4 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 4 here
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Topic 5:

Earthquakes 

 
 

Map of latest 

Earthquakes in the

World

   
  Questions:
 

Other related

Questions

     
 

Notes:

Topic 5 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 5 here.
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Topic 6:

Volcanoes 

 
     
  Notes: 

Topic 6 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 6 here.
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Topic 7:

Mountains 

 
   
  • Topic 4-7 Jeopardy here
  Notes: 

Topic 7 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 7 here.
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Topic 8:

Fossils 

 
     
  Notes: 

Topic 8  

  • Link to extra notes for topic 8 here.
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Topic 9:

Geologic Time 

 
     
 

Notes:

Topic 9 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 9 here.
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Topic 10:

Fossil Fuels 

 
     
 

Notes:

Topic 10 

  • Link to extra notes for topic 10 here.
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  Unit Summary 
  • Help you review all the topics in the Unit.
  • Link here
  Reveiw Booklet 
  • Unit reveiw workbook
  • Link here
  Unit 5 Review Quizes 
  More Quizzes 
  • More Quizzes by topic here. Find the units on the left hand side in grey. 
  • Quizzes are here
  Practice Unit Test

 



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