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1.1 BrachesofEarthScienceInyourownwords,listanddescribethefourmainbranchesinEarthScience:! :

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DescribeTWOreasonsthatmakeEarthScienceimportanttostudy:!

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1.2 First5componentsofascientificinvestigation:Question/Purpose:Asimplestatementofwhatisbeingtested.

Hypothesize:ONEpossiblesolutiontothequestionthatisclearlyTESTABLE.

Materials:Alistofitemsneededtotestyourhypothesis

Procedure:Anumbered(1,2,3,4)setofstepsyoufollowwhentestingyourhypothesis

Observations:Whatthescientistsenses(see,hear,touch,smell,taste)duringtesting

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1.3 Sketchandlabel3typesofgraphsusedinscientificinvestigations:Line Bar Pie

Explain/diagramthedifferencebetweenIndependentVariable

DependentVariable

1.4 Lastpartofascientificinvestigation

Conclusion(2---sentences)1. Restatingtheoriginalhypothesis(word---for---word)2. "Myhypothesiswasacceptedorrejected"

MEASURINGINEARTHSCIENCE1.5Completetheoutlineofthemetricladderbelowandshowyouhowmoveacrossit.

Completethefollowingmetricconversionpracticeproblems.! 45.8g= kg

! 0.124 km= cm

! 3500mL= L

! 219cm= m

! 0.09g= mg

! 3.08L= mL

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1.5 MetricConversionProblems:1)142.6g= kg

2)3,900ml= L

3)97,000mg= kg

4)0.814km= dm

5)0.286L= mL

6)59.4cm= mm

7)0.00492km= cm

8)9,050mm= m

9)114.7mg= g

10)3.8L= mL

Convert,thenadd!

11) 55.4m + 0.047km + 1,200mm = m

1.6 FourMetric!Englishconversionsyouwillmostlikelyuseinyourlifetime. Units ToQuicklyConvert…

LENGTH Kilometers! Miles

VOLUME Liters! Gallons

MASS Kilograms! Pounds

TEMPERATURE Celsius! Fahrenheit

PracticeconvertingbetweenMetricà Englishunits.Yourcar'stankholds56Litersofgasoline= gallons

Ahighwayroadsignreads“325kmtoToronto”= miles

Atatrackmeetyouthrowthe1.6kgdiscus= pounds

TherecordsummertemperatureinWindsoris32°C= °F

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Solvethefollowingmetricà Englishproblems…rememberingtoSHOWYOURWORK)1. WhiledrivinginOntario,Canadayouseethesign

below.HowmanymilesremainbeforeyoureachToronto?

2. Youreceivea12---Literfishtankfromafriendonyourbirthday.Howmanygallonsofwaterdoesithold?

3. AttheSouthfitnesscenter,yourfriendbragstheycanlift2---kgwithonehand!.Howmanypoundsisthisandshouldyoubeimpressed?

4. Whilelisteningtotheradiostation89X,thetemperatureinWindsorisreportedat25°C.WhatistheequivalenttemperatureinFahrenheit?

5. Duringthetimed30minuterunthisyearingym,yourun11lapsofthetrack(eachlapis400meterslong).Howmanymilesdidyourun?

HowtocalculateDERIVEDmetricmeasurements:

! VolumeofIrregularSolid

! Density

1.10 MakingDIRECTmeasurementsof:! Length

! Mass

! LiquidVolume