Science 6-3

New Vocabulary

Vocabulary quiz on Thursday. The words and definitions are below.

ocean currents-Ocean water that contains streamlike movements of water.

surface currents-Horizontal, streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean

Coriolis effect- the apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the earth's rotation.

deep current- a stream like movement of ocean water far below the surface.

upwelling - the movement of deep, cold , and nutrient-rich water to the surface.

El Nino-A change in the water temperature in the Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current.

La Nina-A change in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface water temperature becomes unusually cool.  

Please make sure your student comes prepared for class. They need to have notebook paper and pencils and /or pens for each class.

ac

 

test Wednesday

We will be having a test over tides, waves, and the water cycle this Wednesday, January 25,2012.

Study guides were completed today in class.

Please help your student by making sure that they have enough notebook paper, pens and pencils.

ac

 

vocabulary

The new vocabulary words for this week are below. The Quiz will be Friday, January 20, 2012. 

Ocean current- 

a movement of water that follows a regular pattern.

  

Tide- 

The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water.

 

Coriolis effect- 

The apparent curving of the  path of a moving object from an otherwise straight

path due to the Earth’s rotation.

   

crest-

The highest point in a wave.

 

trough- 

The lowest part in a wave.

Report cards will go home tomorrow. There is a new science safety contract that you will need to sign and return to me.

ac

Holidays

We have just 4 more days of school until the Holidays, I hope that everyone has a safe and restful break from school.

Vocabulary

Here is this week's vocabulary words. Quiz is on Thursday.

hot spot -a volcanically active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary.

magma chamber-the body of mothen rock that feeds a volcano.

rift zone- an area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other.

vent- an opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes.

volcano- a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled. 

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Vocabulary

This week's vocabulary

seismology-the study of earthquakes

epicenter-the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus

focus- the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs

P wave- a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back and forth direction

S wave- a seismic wave that causes the particles of rock to move in a side by side direction

 

Please help your student by making sure that they have pens and pencils for classwork.

ac

November 14-18, 2011

We  will have a test over plate tectonics on Wednesday. Students will be work on a study guide on Monday.

vocabulary

We have 5 new vocabulary words for this week. Quiz is on Thursday, 11-03-11.

seismic wave- 

A wave of energy travels through the earth and away in all directions.

 

lithosphere- 

The solid, outer layer of the Earth that  consists of the crust and the rigid outer layer of the mantle.

 

asthenosphere- 

The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.

 

Density-

The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of a substance

Density=mass/volume

 

continental drift- 

The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.

Friday's Quiz

The vocabulary quiz that was planned for Friday is cancelled. The words will be part of the unit test on Tueday of next week. Students filled out study guides on Wednesday and Thursday. Please encourage them to use the study guide to review for the test.