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2.  A decimal system of units with powers of ten. Example: 0.1; 1; 10; 100; 1,000  Also known as: the Système International d'Unités (SI units)

3.  Length/Distance = Meter  Volume = Liter  Mass = kilogram

4.  Changing the same number to a different unit. Ex. 100cm = 1 m changes the number from centimeters to meters.

5.  250,000 liters = ________________ kiloliters.

6.  Change the prefix.  multiply or divide by powers of ten.

8. Length Megameter Mm Kilometer km Hectometer hm Dekameter dam Meter M Decimeter dm Centimeter cm Millimeter mm Micrometer µm Volume Megaliter ML Kilolieter kL Hectometer hL Dekameter daL Liter L Deciliter dL Centimeter cL Millimeter mL Micrometer µL MassMegagram Mg Kilogram kg Hectogram hg Dekagram dag Gram g Decigram dg Centigram cg Milligram mg Microgram µg

9.  1) 78.908cm= _____________ mm  3) 4.87m= ____________mm  5) 45.3497kL= _____________mL

10.  A proportion used to determine the relationship of a representation of a time frame.

11.  10 cm = 100 million years  Measure the paper  Convert from meters to centimeters  Use a proportion to figure out how old the earth is.

12.  4.6 billion years old.

13.  Complete Steps 3 and 5 on the instruction sheet.

14.  Divisions of time, separated by catastrophic or major events in history.

16.  Measure, mark and Color Eons and Eras first PRE-ARCHEAN

17. beginning of the Earth 4.6 Billion years ago The first signs of life 3.8 BYA First plants (algae) 3.2 billion years ago First fish 51 MYA Add Events with a STAR and DRAW /PASTE a picture of them

18.  Group member 1: task master – keeping the group on task, overall organization  Group member 2: Marking eons and eras and coloring, then jumping in with #3 when finished  Group member 3: Marking events and beginning to draw pictures for the starred events.

19.  Homework= Get supplies for class by Monday, get syllabus signed, summarize your notes, finish most of the timeline

20.  The supercontinent that all continents originated from.

21.  The study of how plates (divisions of the crust) float or move on top of the mantle.

22.  The theory that the continents drifted apart from one continent (Pangaea). http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts /Icy-Ecosystems/Sci-Media/Animations- and-Interactives/Continental-drift