5 Minute Check11/09/15

1. How high can insects fly?Clue: The empire state building is 1,450

feet high. Insects have flown up to 2,550 feet higher than the Empire State

Building.

2. Starting from the surface what is the correct order of Earth’s layers?

Note to students: Your 5 minute check will be collected on Friday and you will

receive a grade for it when I return, you will NOT get tickets for answering

today’s questions

Read the article “The History of Planet Earth”

Answer the questions when you are done reading. I expect numbers 8-10 written in complete sentences and time and effort put into your answers. I will grade when I return.

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5 Minute Check11/10/15

1. How many active volcanoes are there in the world?

Clue: A scientist is planning to see all the active volcanoes in the world. He needs to visit 75 volcanoes per year for the next 20 years.

2. A giant wave of ocean water that happens after a major earthquake is called a what?

Note to students: Your 5 minute check will be collected on Friday and you will

receive a grade for it when I return, you will NOT get tickets for answering

today’s questions

Today you are going to watch the video “Forces of Nature”

By National Geographic

While watching the video you are to answer the questions and it WILL be collected for a grade when I return.

Link to video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG8DUuiXtCc

If link does not work I have downloaded video on put it on next slide and a copy of video is on the desktop if all else fails.

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5 Minute Check11/12/15

1. What is the diameter of the sun?Clue: The diameter of the Earth is 7,926 miles. The sun’s diameter is 72,330 miles more than 100 times that of Earth.

2. What is the difference between a Transform plate boundary and a strike-slip fault?

Note to students: Your 5 minute check will be collected on Friday and you will

receive a grade for it when I return, you will NOT get tickets for answering

today’s questions

Today you are going to read the article “What are volcanoes” and answer all questions and work on all puzzles in the packet.

I will grade this when I return

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5 Minute Check11/13/15

1. How long is the ravine in the Grand Canyon?Clue: If a person rides their horse at a speed of 15 miles per hour. And they begin on one end of the Grand Canyon and rode for 14 hours. At that point, they would be just 7 miles from the other side of the ravine.

2. What is difference between a p wave and an s wave?

Note to students: Your 5 minute check will be collected on Friday and you will

receive a grade for it when I return, you will NOT get tickets for answering

today’s questions

Today you are going to watch the video “Deadlies Volcanoes”

By PBS

While watching the video you are to answer the questions and it WILL be collected for a grade when I return.

Link to video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB8DLqQXREM

If link does not work I have downloaded video on put it on next slide and a copy of video is on the desktop if all else fails.

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