Earth Science Quizzes

Hi folks,

Here are the quizzes from the past year so that you can look over them and study them for the final.  Let me know if you have any questions.

4/23 Earth Science class and homework due 4/30

Hi folks,

Today we reviewed a bit of the Moon phases and seasons and we also went outside to explore the scale of the Moon, Earth and Sun.  I'm afraid there is no recording this week since much of the content took place outside.

For homework this week, 

Read this webpage  http://www.planetsforkids.org/moon-moon.html

Answer the following questions.  If you missed class this week you may need to do an internet search to find a few of the answers.

1.  Why do we always see the same face of the Moon?

2.   How old is Moon?

3.  What does the Moon have to do with tides?

4.  How often do we have tides?

5. Who was the first person to really look at the Moon?  When did he do this?

6.   Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?  When did he do this?

7.  How far away is the Moon from the Earth?

8.  How far away is the Sun from the Earth?

9.  Draw a picture of the Earth and Moon to scale.  (Just the sizes, not the distance)

10.  Why am I not asking you to draw a picture of the Sun and Earth to scale?

11.  If you could drive to the Moon at 100 miles per hour, how many hours would it take you to get there.  If each day is 24 hours, how many days would that be?

12.  If you could drive to the Sun at 100 miles per hour, how many hours would that take you?  How many days would that be?

13.  Fill out the illustration included in the email. 

4/16 Earth Science Recording - Moon Phases

https://youtu.be/V61r4r5Usuo

4/16 Earth Science update and homework due 4/23 PLEASE LOOK AT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

Hi folks,

Today we continued talking a look at our nearest celestial body by exploring the moon and its phases.

Two things for homework this week:

1.   Each evening at about the same time (9:00 or so), go outside and stand in the same spot.  Use the same reference point each night (tree branch, chimney etc.) to see if the Moon is in a different part of the night sky.   Observe the Moon's position in the sky and observe the phase.  Take a picture if you can.  Notice if the Moon is in a different location each night, and, if so, how is that location changing.  Please write down the date, phase and how the Moon's position has changed from the night before.  The full moon will be on Friday!

For example:

4/16 9:00 - Waxing Gibbous - Just over the top of my neighbors chimney.

4/17 9:05 - Waxing Gibbous (almost full) A little higher and to the right than last night.

2.  Go to this website http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/lps.html  read each of the background pages on the site and then click on "Lunar Phase Simulator" towards the bottom of the page.

Use the simulator to complete pages 5/11 to 10/11 in the .pdf below.  By the time you are done with this you should have a very nice understanding for the relationship between the Moon, Sun, Earth and their interactions. 

4/9 Earth Science Recording - Seasons

https://youtu.be/MvZF0oYgQFs

4/9 Earth Science update and homework due 4/16

Hi folks,

Today we launched from the surface of the Earth into space as we took a look at the how the relationship between the Sun and the Earth create the seasons.

Next week we will take a look at the moon and its phases.

Homework for this week is to:

Read 660 - 665 in the text book.

Do questions on page 684 #'s 1-9

Do questions on page 685 #'s 16 - 18

Earth Science Recording - Weather Review

Hi folks,

Here is the recording from this week's class.  It is the recording from my Chapel Hill class.  The other recording did not turn out very well.  The content is the same as what we covered in class. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/JHfWSn-M7Ok