1. Virginia Earth Science Interactive SOL Review

2. Metric System
Click picture to read and answer questions about the metric system.

3. Triple Beam Balance
Click to learn about balances and how to read them. Make sure to practice.

4. Reading a Graduated Cylinder
Click the picture to learn how to read graduated cylinders.
Click to get a copy of a worksheet for more practice.

5. Density = Mass (g) / Volume (cm3 or ml)
Click on the picture to practice calculating densities of different objects using water displacement..
Click here to complete following lab with worksheet.

6. Contour Maps Read About It Practice
Click to learn how to read a contour (topographic) map.
Click each line to practice reading contour (topographic) maps.
Rule of V’s
Determining Point Elevations
Labeling Contours
Depression Contours
Gradients
More Labeling Contours

7. Drawing Isopleths Isopleth: a line of equal value
Click the image below to learn how to perform a contour analysis.
Before After

8. Rocks and Minerals Read About Rocks Read About Minerals
Click to read about and answer questions on rocks.
Click to read about minerals.
Click to read about physical properties of minerals.

9. Plate Tectonics
Click on picture to read and learn about plate tectonics.

10. Volcanoes
Click picture to learn about different types of volcanoes.

11. Volcano Quick Reference Guide

12. Earthquakes Click picture to read and learn about earthquakes.
Click to print out a worksheet to go with the lab.

13. Seismic Waves
Click picture to view p-wave and s-wave motions.

14. How a Seismic Graph Works
Click picture to see how a seismic graph functions.

15. Types of Faults
Click the picture to see different types of faults.

16. Groundwater and the Water Cycle
Click to learn about groundwater.
Click the picture to learn about the Water Cycle

17. Weathering and Erosion
Click picture to read and learn about Mechanical/Physical and Chemical Weathering

18. Oceanography
This is an introduction to oceanography. Measuring the depths of the oceans, ocean floor features and Surface Ocean Currents
Print out the following worksheets:
Activity Worksheet 1
Activity Worksheet 2
Click here to go to the lab.
Make sure you read the directions and information on the screen.
For Exercise 2 you will not use Figure 13.9 on p. 365, instead you will use the picture on the next slide.
For Exercise 3 (the surface ocean currents map) you will not use Figure 15.3 on page 413 instead you will use the map on the next slide or click here.

19. Seafloor Features

20. Global Ocean Currents

21. Upwelling
Click picture to read and learn about upwelling.

22. Moon Phases Print out the following worksheet:
Activity worksheet
Click here to go to the lab
Take notes as you read.
Different Moon Phases create different tides as well as cause different eclipses.

23. Spring and Neap Tides

24. Solar Eclipse Moon phase: New
Moon’s umbra (shadow) hits Earth’s surface and makes it look like the moon covers the sun
Look at picture below
Part of Sun seen: Corona
Look at Corona using polarized lenses (or eyes will be severely damaged).
Look at picture below

25. Lunar Eclipse Moon phase: Full Moon passes into Earth’s umbra (shadow)
Look at picture below
Part of Moon seen: All of the Moon  has a reddish color
Look at picture below

26. Layers of the Atmosphere
Click the picture to read and learn about the layers of our atmosphere. Use the green arrows on the screen that will appear to advance slides.

27. The Atmosphere Click for Composition of the Atmosphere.
Click for Variable Gases of Atmosphere.
Click for Early Atmosphere.

28. Interactive Layers of Atmosphere
Click picture to interact with different variables.

29. Temperature Phenomena
This lab is an introduction to the Sun's radiation and heating of the atmosphere, albedo, and daily mean temperature and daily range.
Print out the following worksheet:
Activity worksheet
Click here to go to the lab
Take notes as you read.

30. Atmospheric Pressure
Click picture to read about pressure.

31. Coriolis Effect
Click picture to read

32. High and Low Pressure Anticyclones (H) Cyclones (L)
Click picture to read about anticyclones
Click picture to learn about cyclones

33. Windbelts

34. Sea Breezes vs. Land Breezes
Click picture to read about sea breezes.
Click picture to read about land breezes.

35. Air Masses and Fronts
Click the picture to read and learn about air masses and fronts.

36. Clouds and Precipitation
Click to read and learn about clouds and precipitation.

37. Mid-Latitude Cyclones
Click picture to read and learn about Mid-Latitude Cyclones

38. Hurricanes
Click picture to read and learn about hurricanes.

39. Severe Storms Tornadoes Thunderstorms
Click picture to read and learn about twisters.
Click picture to read and learn about t-storms.

40. El Nino
Click picture to read and learn about

41. Station Models Read About It Practice
Click to read about station models.
Click on picture to decipher station models.

42. Earth’s Axis of Rotation
Quick Facts:
Axis of rotation is tilted 23.50
The tilt is the reason for the seasons.
It takes 24 hours to complete one rotation.
Rotation direction is counterclockwise  that is why the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.

43. SEASONS Quick Facts: Summer: (Summer Solstice)
June 21st
First day of Summer
Direct sun rays hit Tropic of Cancer (23.50 N)
Longest day in N. Hemisphere
No night above Arctic Circle (66.50 N)
Fall/Autumn: (Autumnal Equinox)
Sept. 23rd
First day of Fall
Direct sun rays hit the equator
12 hours of daylight/12 hours of night
Winter: (Winter Solstice)
December 21st
First day of Winter
Direct sun rays hit Tropic of Capricorn (23.50 S)
Shortest day in N. Hemisphere
No daylight above Arctic Circle (66.50 N)
Spring: (Spring/Vernal Equinox)
March 21st
First day of Spring

44. Earth’s Revolution Earth revolves around the sun every 365.25 days.
Earth revolves counterclockwise around the sun.

45. Solar System Click to read and learn about the different planets.
Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
ASTEROID BELT
Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Dwarf Planet: Pluto

46. Asteroids
Click picture to read and learn about asteroids.

47. Comets
Click picture to learn about comets.

48. Meteoroid, Meteor, Meteorite
Sand to boulder sized particles in space.
Meteor:
Visible path left by meteoroid as it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere (a.k.a. a “shooting star”).
Meteorite:
Piece of meteoroid that didn’t burn up in atmosphere and struck Earth’s surface.

49. Star Life Cycle
Click on picture to learn about the life cycle of a star.

50. 3 Types of Galaxies Spiral Elliptical Irregulars
flat roating disk with stars, gas and dust with a center bulge with spiral arms.
Our Galaxy  the Milky Way Galaxy
Elliptical
All bulge with no disk
Irregulars
No symmetric shape, no clear bulge or disk