today wednesday 21aug13 complete unit 1 section 4 reading guide
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Today Wednesday 21AUG13 Complete Unit 1 Section 4 Reading Guide If you have not taken Section 1 or 2 Quiz, you will today. PowerPoint Section 4 Quiz Section 3 tomorrow, Thursday. Learning Targets: I can describe transitions the Earth has gone through and scientific reasons why. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Today Wednesday 21AUG13
•Complete Unit 1 Section 4 Reading Guide
•If you have not taken Section 1 or 2 Quiz, you will today.
•PowerPoint Section 4
•Quiz Section 3 tomorrow, Thursday.
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Learning Targets:
•I can describe transitions the Earth has gone through and scientific reasons why.
•I can explain evidence from the deep past that is used to inform us about today’s conditions on Earth.
•I can explain how the Earth’s geological carbon cycle acts as a thermostat.
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Unit 1 Section 4 Carbon Cycling and Earth’s Climate
http://www.nexus-wallpaper.com/wallpaper/nature/seasons-tree/
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34. Put the following in order (1,2,3,4) starting with what happened first.
__4__ oceans were created__2__ planet’s surface cooled and
solidified__1__ the rain of meteors and rock bodies
from space ended__3__ water vapor in the atmosphere
condensed and fell as rain
http://www.hardydrew.com/motion-graphics/9184-videohive-item-ocean-storm-150981.html#.UhQYF4zD8eE
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35.Match the following terms to correct phase that describes each.
Atmosphere water bodiesHydrosphere the solid part of the EarthLithosphere layer of gases around the Earth
http://gfl.usgs.gov/AtmosphericProcesses.shtml
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36.The Earth’s geochemical cycle is the flow of chemical substances between:
a. Atmosphere b. Hydrosphere c. lithosphere
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocean_Beach,_Northland,_New_Zealand.jpg
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37. During the development of the Earth’s atmosphere, the temperatures remained within a moderate range because the carbon cycle includes a natural sink - a process that removes excess carbon from the atmosphere.
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http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Carbon+Cycle+&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=carbon+cycle+&sc=8-13&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&mid=2F98C702530E8D8EEFF42F98C702530E8D8EEFF4
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38. The carbon cycle has 4 basic stages. Describe each stage.
1. rainfall scrubs CO2 out of the air, producing carbonic acid (H2CO3), a weak acid.
2. this solution reacts on contact with silicate rocks to release calcium and other cations and leave behind carbonate and bicarbonate ions dissolved in the water. 3. This solution is washed into the oceans by rivers, and then
calcium carbonate (CaCO3), also known as limestone, is precipitated in sediments. Over long time scales, oceanic crust containing limestone sediments is forced downward into Earth's mantle.
4. Eventually, the limestone heats up and turns the limestone back into CO2, which travels back up to the surface with magma. Volcanic activity then returns CO2 to the atmosphere.
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39. This balance between CO2 outgassing from volcanoes and CO2 conversion to calcium carbonate through silicate weathering has kept the Earth's climate stable through most of its history.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=volcanoes&qpvt=volcanoes&FORM=IGRE#view=detail&id=DDFAB4E65A15978BD955FAC2AC8A1FE33946DFC9&selectedIndex=37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qFqbLO2wepA
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40. Why is Venus a runaway greenhouse while the Earth has fluctuated but has adjusted?
Venus has no water on its surface, so it has no medium to dissolve CO2, form carbonic acid, and react with silicate rocks. As a result volcanism on Venus continues to emit CO2 without any carbon sink, so it accumulates in the atmosphere.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=venus&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=venus&sc=8-3&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&id=E3531CC5F263993340FD0F868ADCD5A6557D2F2D&selectedIndex=51
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