introduction to earth science notes: pages 3 - 5

Introduction to Earth Introduction to Earth ScienceScienceNotes: Pages 3 - 5

CommonCommonInstrumentInstrument

Volume of Regular, Rectangular Objects (a box)

Volume of Irregularly Shaped Objects (rocks)

Mass

Distance

Time

density:

percent error (deviation):

rate of change:

Good Morning

• Period 3/4 and 7/8 : today….– Collect HW from last week (Textbook) pass to your right– Tonight’s HW Density worksheet #1-7– Do Now Observation/Inference– Density Notes pg. 3, 6– Lab Requirements– Start Lab P-1 Density (pencil, calculator)

What does it mean if you are asked to record your answer:

a. to the nearest tenth

b. to the nearest hundredth

c. to the nearest thousandth

one decimal place

two decimal places

three decimal places

Example: 0.1

Example: 0.01

Example: 0.001

Direct Relationship:

As one variable increases, the other __________________.

Examples

Indirect (Inverse) Relationship:

As one variable increases, the other __________________

Examples

Cyclic Relationship: As one variable increases, the other

Events that are cyclic are also ___________________

Examples

No Relationship:

As one variable increases, the other __________________

Examples

State in words the relationship between relief and the average rate of erosion as shown in the graph.

As relief increases, the average rate of erosion increases

State in words the relationship between air temperature and relative humidity.

As the air temperature increases, the relative humidity decreases