April 28 & 29, 2004 Skip the quiz today. You can do this at home for extra credit once we learn how.
Before you start anything you will take this short 5 point pop quiz at this page.

Over the next two days you are going to complete this assignment.What ever you donot finish in class you will be responsible for finishing on your own. Please write out and answer the questions at the bottom of this page. In some cases one word answers will be acepted. Once you are done try the practice quizes. They will help you for your next quiz/test.

Reading Selection 1: Physical Setting 2.1

Review Quiz: Physical Setting 2.1

Reading Selection 2: Physical Setting 2.2

Review Quiz: Physical Setting 2.2

Below you will find a list of review questions that will help you on your next test. Write out the questions and the answers. Insome cases one word answers will be accepted. Consider this a review guide for your test. You will be responsible for everything below. What ever you do not finish in class you must do for homework, no exceptions. This will be due on Friday.

Review Questions
Physical Setting 2.1

1. List the layers of the atmosphere.
2. Write a brief summary of each of the layers within the atmosphere.
   
3. What is a convection current.
   
4. What happens to temperature as altitude increases with in the troposphere?
   
5. What are the three different types of rocks and how are they formed?
   
6. Describe the different ways to idnetify minerals.
   
7. What is the softest mineral?
   
8. What is the hardest mineral?
   
9. Which is harder, a common nail or flourite? Explain your answer.
   
10. How are fossils formed and in what type of rock can they be found?
    
11. Explain how each of these leads to weathering: Exfoliation, Frost Action, Root Pry, Erosion.
    
12. What is the main force behind erosion?
    
13. What is the water cycle and how does it paly a part in erosion?
    Physical Setting 2.2
    
14. What are all the layers of the earth?
    
15. How are earthquakes formed?
    
16. What is the difference between P and S waves? Which ones come first?
    
17. What is the theory of continental drift?
    
18. How is the Theory of Plate techtonic different from continental drift?
    
19. Diffentiate between folded and faulted layers of rock? Use the links in the reading to really help you.
    
20. Differentiate between the three types of rocks.
    
21. How can sedimentary rock turn into igneous rock?
    
22. How can igneous rock turninto sedimantary rock?
    
23. How are weather and climate different?
    
24. How are large moving air masses formed?
    Physical Setting 1.1
    
25. The star in our solar system is the _______.
    
26. List the planets in our solar system starting with the colsest to our star.
    
27. Huge systems of stars that travel collectively are called____________.
    
28. Differentiate between rotation and revolution? What are they each responsible for?
    
29. What causes the seasons on the planet?
    
30. Define lines of longitude and lines of latitude.
    
31. What causes the tdes on earth?
    
32. Make a diagram of the phases of the moon using a perspective from outer space. Use only the 4 main phases of the moon.