Today is Friday, January 11, 2013 Homework: Review Chapters 7, 8, and 10 for FINAL (next Friday – ONE WEEK FROM TODAY YOU WILL BE TAKING THE FINAL) Warm UP: Get ready for some Just For Fun Trivia….write your team name on your whiteboard

But first…… Does anyone know what this is? Flu virus

Welcome to Mr. Gross’s Just For Fun Wonderful World of Trivia Welcome to Mr. Gross’s Just For Fun Wonderful World of Trivia!!!!!! (Standard rules apply, except instead of prizes we get darts for talking )

Here we go…. Here comes a practice question!!!!

Practice Question What is the name of the process that turns salty ocean water into fresh drinking water?

Practice Question Answer Desalination

Question #1 Multiple Choice: An “aquifer” describes water that is ____. frozen in ice sheets and glaciers b) underground c) fresh surface water such as rivers and lakes

Question #1 ANSWER b) underground

Question #2 Much of the country of Iceland runs off of electricity produced by this type of power plant which uses heat from deep inside the Earth to heat water to create steam to turn electrical turbines. What type of power is being described here?

Question #2 ANSWER Geothermal Power

Question #3 Weather (such as rain, warm and cold fronts, sleet, hail, etc.) occurs in which layer of Earth’s atmosphere?

Question #3 ANSWER Troposphere

Question #4 Here is the scenario: It is cold outside, suddenly, low stratus clouds appear and it is gray and drizzly (light rain) for a day and a half. By the end of the second day, it is clear, sunny, and a little bit warmer. You notice high cirrus clouds in the sky. What kind of front has just passed by?

Question #4 ANSWER Warm front

List “The 3 Rs” and give an example of ONE OF THEM Question #5 List “The 3 Rs” and give an example of ONE OF THEM

Examples will vary. The 3 Rs are “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Question #5 ANSWER Examples will vary. The 3 Rs are “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”

Question #6 True or False: Even though they float in the ocean, icebergs are made of FRESHWATER.

Question #6 ANSWER True

Question #7 True or False: A scientist studies the weather patterns in one part of a forest for two days ONLY. This would be enough information for the scientist to determine that area’s climate.

Question #7 ANSWER False

Question #8 Raindrops that start out as LIQUID WATER in the sky but freeze BEFORE they hit the ground are called…..

Question #8 ANSWER Sleet

The top level of water in an aquifer is known as….. Question #9 The top level of water in an aquifer is known as…..

Question #9 ANSWER The Water Table

Question #10 Multiple Choice: In the Water Cycle, the stage at which clouds are formed is called ___. precipitation condensation sublimation evaporation

Question #10 ANSWER b) condensation

Closing it up…. When is the Science Final? Next FRIDAY (in one week)