Science Blogs

Monday – 5/17/10

Science News Article

Tuesday – 5/18/10

1.       Vocabulary List

-          Earth Science, Geology, Geography, Seismology, Volcanology, Oceanography, Mineralogy, Petrology, Geomorphology, Paleontology, Glaciology, Pedology

2.       Briefly explain the following: Plate Tectonics, Weathering, Erosion, Continental Drift Theory, Convection Cycle

Wednesday – 5/19/10

Briefly describe the following and give an example for each and its location:

Ex. Isthmus – a narrow piece of land bridging two larger land masses; a landbridge

      Isthmus of Suez – Egypt

A.      Landforms

Continent

Island

Archipelago

Mountain

Hill

Plateau

Valley

Plain

Gorge

Volcano

Patagonia

Pampas

Seamount

Prairie

Peninsula

Thursday – 5/20/10

B.      Waterforms

Oceans

Seas

Rivers

Lakes

Streams

Spring

Waterfall

Bay

Gulf

Glacier

Geyser

Canal

Channel

Assessment – Plate Tectonics, Landforms and Waterforms