Ocean Floor Chapter 13; Section 2
Question? What lies at the bottom of the ocean and trembles?
Question? A Nervous Wreck!
Bellringer Explain why oceans are an important influence on the world’s weather.
Bellringer The oceans receive and absorb a large portion of the sun’s energy. This energy raises the temperature of the oceans, which influences the atmosphere. Ocean currents carry warm water to colder areas, affecting local climates.
Bellringer Solar energy evaporates an enormous amount of ocean water, which eventually returns to the Earth as precipitation.
Type up in 22-30 Font; On separate sheets of paper Homework Due: Wednesday 11.9.11 Type up in 22-30 Font; On separate sheets of paper Purpose: Benchmark 8.8.5: Explain the concepts of continental drift and plate tectonics. Question: The question you wrote at the start of your lab.
Homework Review Exchange papers and review the Directed Reading with the partner next to you. You have 10 minutes to review your homework together and submit it into your period’s IN BOX.
Features of the Ocean Floor Using your textbook pages 384-385 & the transparency provided: Complete the worksheet with a partner Submit at the end of the class.