What causes the day/night cycle on earth? What causes the apparent movement of the sun across the sky? Draw a diagram showing sunset, sun rise, and the 4 major phases of the moon.

1
What causes the day/night cycle on earth?What
causes the apparent movement of the sun across
the sky?Draw a diagram showing sunset, sun
rise, and the 4 major phases of the moon.
Solar System
2
Solar System
How often do tides occur? How long does it take
the moon to revolve around earth on its orbital
path? How long does it take the earth/moon
system to revolve around the sun? What does this
determine? What keeps the earth/moon system on
its orbital path around the sun?
3
Fossil Fuels
How does the formation of coal differ from the
formation of other fossil fuels? What two forces
are needed to form fossil fuels? How much time
is needed to form fossil fuels?
4
Surface of the Earth
What processes form new landforms slowly? List 3
events that form new landforms quickly. What
agent (wind, water, ice) and process creates
canyons and deep gorges? What agent (wind,
water, ice) and processes create smooth U-shaped
valleys? What agent and process create sand
dunes? What agent and processes create river
deltas?
5
Changes to earths Surface
It is common to find sea shells over some parts
of West Texas. What might we infer about past
conditions of the land? Fossilized footprints
from a prehistoric animal were found near the
Davies Mountains. What might the land conditions
have been like at the time these footprints were
made? The Himalaya Mountain range is no longer
rough and jagged but smooth and worn. What
processes caused the mountain tops to become
smooth?
6
Physical Characteristics of Matter
Describe 3 physical characteristics of liquids,
solids, and gases. What is the
boiling/condensing point of water? What is the
freezing/melting point of water? What is a
mixture? Give an example. What is a solution?
Give an example. What could your lab partner do
to determine if you made a solution or not?
Write about it.
7
Matters of Energy
How do we use moving water for energy? What do we
call this energy? How do we use moving air for
energy? What do we call this energy? How do we
use the sun for energy? What do we call this
energy? What is mechanical energy? Give an
example. What is thermal energy? Give an
example. What is electrical energy? Give an
example. What is sound energy? Give an
example. What is light energy? Give an example.
8
What About Light?
What is reflection? How does it differ from
refraction? How does light move?
9
Cycles in Nature
Draw an illustration of the water cycle showing
evaporation, precipitation, condensation, and
run-off. Draw an illustration of the carbon
dioxide oxygen cycle using arrows to show the
exchange of the gases.