Sandpoint Middle School
8th Grade Earth Science

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Unit 1    EARTH  SCIENCE  TEXTBOOK  TOUR

Answer the questions in the space provided. 
You do not need to use complete sentences but be sure to be specific and explain if necessary.

Skim pages 6-13 to answer questions 1-7.

  1. What caused the dark bands in the glaciers on page 6?
  1. Which part of the glacier on page 7 appears to be moving the fastest?  How do you know this?

In the spaces below name the five branches of Earth Science and tell what each studies.
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  1. What are the three groups that all rocks can be classified as?
  1. What smaller units are rocks made of?
  1. What is the title of the chapter that starts on page 142?
  1. What are the three types of heat transfer?
  1. Which type of heat transfer occurs in fluids (liquids and gases)?
  1. What are the three major types of volcanoes?
  1. In chapter 5 figure 13 what is the name of the instrument shown?  What is the function of this instrument?
  1. How many phases of the moon are there?
  2. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
  3. What does a barometer measure?
  4. Which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur in?
  5. What are the inner planets?
  1. Name one fossil fuel and two types of renewable energy.

 

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