EMAIL ADDRESS jtracey@nssd112.org

Mrs. Tracey's email hours 6 am- 8 pm weekdays 

If you are absent from class, many make-ups occur at 7:20 am. This is due to the time it might take to complete the lab. A shorter lab can usually be made up at lunch recess or X block.

Website used for Earth Changes- 

USGS 

Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory

Homework

(please remember if you are absent you should always check your email as well if something has been sent to you) 

EARTH CHANGES TEST 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26TH 

Review Guide 3 due 

PERIODS 2, 7, 8-   Wednesday, January 24th

PERIODS 1, 5, 9 -   Thursday, January 25th

Copy below 

Answers will be in an email later today 

Earth Changes Pre- Review #3

ANSWERS POSTED ON BLOG

1. Scientist know about the interior of the Earth due to ____________ waves that release energy during an earthquake.

2. Rocks change shape and volume after an earthquake as tension, compression, and shearing takes place. This is know as ___________.

3. An earthquake occurs deep within the interior of the Earth at this point, ______________.  Energy is release and travels to the ___________, which is directly above the point within the Earth’s interior.

4.Energy travels to create an earthquake within three different seismic waves. Name the waves and describe its energy movement.

_______________-_______________________________________

_______________-_______________________________________

_______________-_______________________________________

5. The ______________ scale records the size of the seismic waves through the use of a _________________ that is buried within the continental or oceanic crust.  The scale record the release of the energy from 0-9, which is called the ________________ of the earthquake.

6. A volcano is a weak uplifted spot within the crust that has melted material called _____________ and once this reaches the surface it is called __________ turning into solid rock.  

7. Almost all earthquakes and volcanoes occur at (circle the correct answer).

a. faults, plate boundaries, Ring of Fire

b- faults and plate boundaries

c- Ring of Fire and breaks in the mantle

8. Describe the three types of volcanoes

_______________=___________________________________________

Cinder Cone   =_________________________

_______________=___________________________________________

Caldera= volcano that can collapse due to magma emptying.

9. The type rocks that form from magma include ___________ and ____________ (that can float).

10. Rocks are classified into three groups

1.___________________

2.___________________

3.___________________

11. What does it mean to classify in science (think back to process skills).

____________________________________________________

Today in-class

FEMA Yellowstone- Keep the park OPEN OR CLOSE?

Work time in-class on Review Guide 3

Categories for 6th grade Science Earned Grades 

5% Homework Responsibility- 3 Rs at Edgewood

40% In-class labs and activities - Understanding and Doing Science\

0%- Pre - test 

10%- Homework- - Knowing and Understanding Science

15%- Quiz Assessments- Understanding and Doing Science