Earth & Space Science Bell Ringers

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Earth Space Science Bell Ringers

• Fall Semester

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December 10, 2010

• A possible explanation of or solution to a
  problem is called
• Law
• Conclusion
• Hypothesis
• Observation
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week

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December 9, 2010

• Name three pieces of evidence Wegener used to
  support his hypothesis of continental drift.

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December 8, 2010

• The youngest part of the ocean floor is found
  ____.
• along deep sea trenches
• where ocean sediments are thickest
• near ocean ridges
• where Earths magnetic field changes polarity

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December 7, 2010

• The theory of ____________________ states that
  Earths crust and rigid upper mantle are broken
  into enormous slabs called plates that move
  slowly over Earths surface.

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December 6, 2010

• Convection currents transfer thermal energy ____.
• a. between continents
• b. from cooler regions to warmer regions
• c. from warmer regions to cooler regions
• d. as a result of buoyancy

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2nd - December 3, 2010

• What are the two types of crust found on Earth?
• Turn in 4 bell ringers from this week

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December 2, 2010

• What is the theory of plate tectonics?
• 6th Turn in 3 bell ringers from this week

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December 1, 2010

• No bell ringer, Mrs. Green absent

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November 30, 2010

• What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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November 29, 2010

• Name two pieces of evidence to support Wegners
  theory of continental drift.
• HINT Look in your 17.1 Notes

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2nd period - Bell Ringer 11/23/10

• What name did Wegner give to the supercontinent?
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week and last.

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7th period Bell Ringer 11/23/10

• What name did Wegner give to the supercontinent?
• Turn in 9 Bell ringers from Nov 8-11, 15, 18, 19,
  22, 23

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Bell Ringer 11/22/10

• Define Continental Drift

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Bell Ringer 11/19/10

• Do you think the continents were once connected
  to each other? Why or Why not?
• Hold onto bell ringers to turn in on Tuesday

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Bell ringer 11/18/10

• Give one reason why someone should or should not
  see Apollo 13.

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11/16 11/17

• No Bell Ringers because Mrs. Green absent

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November 15, 2010

• Why was the Apollo 13 mission called a
  successful failure?

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November 12, 2010

• Apollo 13 is preparing to reenter the Earths
  atmosphere.what was the issue that everyone was
  worried about in regards to their reentry?
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week

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November 11, 2010

• Today is Veterans Day.if you could thank one
  of the many veterans or active military, what
  would you thank them for?

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November 10, 2010

• Apollo 13 attempted to go to the moon.what
  happened that changed that?

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November 9, 2010

• Tell me the names of two actors in Apollo 13.

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November 8, 2010

• Where was the Apollo 13 space shuttle going on
  its ill-fated mission?

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November 5, 2010

• Moons state, in which its rotational period and
  its orbital period are equal
• a. Apogee
• b. Equinox
• c. synchronous
• Turn in 4 bell ringers from this week

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November 4, 2010

• Loose, ground-up rock on the Moon's surface
• a. maria
• b. regolith
• c. Rilles

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November 3, 2010

• Compare the length of the Moons rotational
  period and the length of the Moons orbital
  period.

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November 2, 2010

• NO SCHOOL

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November 1, 2010

• Which phase is the Moon in when the Earth, Sun,
  and Moon are in the positions shown in the
  diagram?
• a. new moon
• b. full moon
• c. waxing crescent
• d. waning gibbous

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October 29, 2010

• Material blasted out of impact craters on the
  Moon that falls back to the surface
• A. crater
• B. ejecta
• C. maria
• D. Regolith
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week

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October 28, 2010

• In the northern hemisphere, what day is
  represented by this diagram?
• A. winter solstice
• B. summer solstice
• C. autumnal equinox
• D. vernal equinox

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October 27, 2010

• What is the Impact theory?
• How is it related to the Earth and its Moon?

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October 26, 2010

• Define satellite.
• Name two satellites in our solar system

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October 25, 2010

• Define frequency and wavelenght

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October 22, 2010

• What is a spectrum?
• Review from previous chapters plus part of what
  we are talking about today
• Turn in 4 bell ringers from this week

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October 21, 2010

• Mrs. Green Absent

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Bell Ringer 10/20/10

• True or False
• Combining of lightweight nuclei into heavier
  nuclei, such as four hydrogen nuclei combining to
  form a helium nucleus is called fission

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Bell Ringer 10/19/10

• Summarize the difference between apparent
  magnitude and absolute magnitude
• Turn in your HOMEWORK EXTENSION pass, if you
  havent already
• Show Mrs. Green your Ch. 29 Notes for a grade

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Bell Ringer 10/18/10

• A star that is gravitationally bound to another
  star can either be part of a star cluster or a
  ____.
• Constellation
• White Dwarf
• Binary Star
• Red Giant
• Turn in your HOMEWORK EXTENSION pass, if you
  havent already

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Bell Ringer 10/15/10

• In the last stage of stellar evolution following
  a supernova, stars too massive to form neutron
  stars may form a
• A. Black dwarf.
• B. Red supergiant.
• C. White dwarf.
• D. Black hole.
• Turn in 4 bell ringers from this week! your
  HOMEWORK EXTENSION pass

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Bell Ringer 10/14/10

• A supernova can become two things.name them.

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Bell Ringer 10/13/10

• What happens after almost all of the hydrogen has
  been converted into helium in a star?

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Bell Ringer 10/12/10

• Define parallax

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Bell Ringer 10/11/10

• No bell ringer Mrs. Green absent

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Bell Ringer 10/1/10

• Tell me 2 things about your constellation
• Turn in 4 bell ringers from this week.

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Bell Ringer 9/30/10

• What is the difference between apparent and
  absolute magnitude?

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Bell Ringer 9/29/10

• Define constellation and name 2.

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Bell Ringer 9/28/10

• What are stars made of?
• If you were absent on Friday, turn in last weeks
  bell ringers
• AND take your crossword puzzle home for homework

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Bell Ringer 9/24/10

• What is fusion?
• What is fission?
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week

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Bell Ringer 9/23/10

• Write down three things you know about the sun.

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Bell Ringer 9/22/10

• What force draws the matter in an interstellar
  cloud together to form a star?
• Electric
• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Friction

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Bell Ringer 9/21/10

• Which planet in the solar system has the most
  mass?

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Bell Ringer 9/20/10

• What 2 things does gravity rely on?

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Bell Ringer 9/17/102nd period

• What is gravity?
• Define inertia
• Turn in 4 bell ringers from this week

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Bell Ringer 9/16/10

• Define what an ellipse is.
• How does it relate to planets and how they orbit
  around the sun?
• 6th period turn in 3 bell ringers from this week

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Bell Ringer 9/15/10

• No bell ringer, Miss Jones absent

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Bell Ringer 9/14/10

• What are Keplers 3 laws of planetary motion?

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Bell Ringer 9/13/10

• Who was Tycho Brahe?
• Look in your notes and tell me what you wrote

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Bell Ringer 9/10/102nd period

• What is Copernicus famous for?
• Turn in 4 bell ringers from this week

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Bell ringer 9/9/106th period

• Why do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
  Neptune gas giants?
• Turn in 3 bell ringers from this week

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Bell Ringer 9/9/10 2nd period

• Who said our solar system was geocentric?
• Who said it was heliocentric?

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Bell Ringer 9/8/10

• Explain in your own words how scientists believe
  our sun formed

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Bell Ringer 9/7/10

• OPINION QUESTION How do you believe the solar
  system was formed?

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Bell Ringer 9/3/10

• True or False
• The atmosphere is one part of the geosphere
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week

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Bell Ringer 9/2/10

• True or False
• As a light source moves away from an observer,
  the wavelengths of light will appear shorter to
  the observer.

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Bell Ringer 9/1/10

• What is the control in this experiment?
• A. water
• B. grow lamp
• C. week
• D. plant

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Bell Ringer 8/31/10

• True/False
• Meteorology is the study of the earths oceans.

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Bell Ringer 8/30

• What is Background Radiation? Why do scientists
  connect it to the big bang theory?

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Bell Ringer 8/27

• What is Red Shift? How is it related to our
  universe?
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week

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Bell Ringer 8/26

• What is the Doppler effect?
• Draw a picture to describe it!

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Bell Ringer 8/25

• In your own words, describe the Big Bang Theory.

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August 24, 2010

• What are the three types of graphs we took notes
  on yesterday?

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August 23, 2010

• Put this number in scientific notation
• 4589

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August 20, 2010

• What are the SI units for
• Mass
• Length
• Temperature
• Turn in 5 bell ringers from this week

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August 19, 2010

• What is a variable? What are the two types of
  variables?

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August 18, 2010

• What is the meaning of these prefixes
• Geo-
• Hydro-
• Bio-

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August 17, 2010

• What does P.R.I.D.E stand for?
• P
• R
• I
• D
• E

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August 16, 2010

• Please get out a piece of paper and put your name
  on it. Write the date and question (they are in
  red) below on the paper, then answer they
  question to the best of your ability!
• What is Earth Science?