Lesson 1: Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, & Weather

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1 Earth Science Ch. 6.1 Ch. 6 Vocabulary List Name # Teacher Lesson 1: Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, & Weather + 22 Use your textbook s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each) & Sketch (optional) energy climate source Definition Sentence Showing Meaning of weather humidity dew point Coriolis Effect air pressure

2 Ch. 6, Lesson 1 Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, and Weather Think about the different types of weather below. How could each one possibly affect Earth s landscape? Explain your ideas in the boxes below. (10 points) 1) Types of Weather RAIN SNOW WIND DROUGHT 2) Does weather have to be severe to change Earth s surface? Why or why not?

3 Earth Science Ch. 6.2 Ch. 6 Vocabulary List Lesson 2: Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition Name # Teacher Use your textbook s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each) & Sketch (optional) energy weathering source Definition + 22 Sentence Showing Meaning of chemical weathering physical weathering abrasion erosion deposition glacier

4 Ch. 6, Lesson 2 Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Using your Earth Science Textbook, tell how each force of erosion below works to shape the landscape on Earth. (8 points) Water: Wind: Glaciers (ice): Gravity:

5 Earth Science Ch. 6.3 Ch. 6 Vocabulary List Lesson 3: Rivers and Streams Name # Teacher Use your textbook s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each) & Sketch (optional) energy meander source Definition + 24 Sentence Showing Meaning of bank flood plain delta oxbow lake alluvial deposit watershed

6 Ch. 6 Lesson 3 Rivers and Streams A. Read the Life of a Stream on p in your Earth Science textbook. B. Then fill out the diagram of a stream below, using the word bank.(10 points) WORD BANK: River Source Meanders Delta Floodplain. C. Give a short description of each Stage of Stream Development below. 1) Young Stream: 2) Mature Stream: 3) Old Stream:

7 Earth Science Ch. 6.4 Ch. 6 Vocabulary List Lesson 4: Beaches and Wave Erosion Name # Teacher + 20 Use your textbook s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each) & Sketch (optional) energy silicate source Definition Sentence Showing Meaning of carbonate beach erosion marine terrace beach drift breaker sandbar

8 Ch. 6 Lesson 4 Beaches and Wave Erosion A. Read the article The Changing Salton Sea on pages in your Earth Science textbook. B. Then answer the following questions in complete sentences: (6 points) 1. Why did people build levees when the Colorado River burst through the irrigation channels? 2. How do environmental groups view the diversity of life in and around the Salton Sea? Because of how they feel, what are these groups doing?

9 Earth Science Ch. 6.5 Ch. 6 Vocabulary List Lesson 5: Changing Habitats Name # Teacher + 16 Use your textbook s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each) & Sketch (optional) Definition Sentence Showing Meaning of energy source tsunami levee

10 Ch. 6 Lesson 5 Changing Habitats Research a news article about one current natural disaster in California (fire, flood, landslide, earthquake, etc.) that has taken place in the last 2 years. Tell about What happened, When it happened, Where it occurred, Why, Who was involved or affected, How did it happen, and How was the landscape affected? (12 points)

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