Thursday, January 6, 2011

Thursday's Homework

Math - Unit Test Algebra on friday!!!!!
Study: all homework questions + term, term value, term number, table of values, algebra, patterns, pattern rules, scatter plots, trend/correlations, x and y-axis, word problems (ie. hockey tournaments)

Math "mini" extra help - meet behind the school 8:25am tomorrow

Make one word problem on your won (not the one you did in class!)

In a hockey tournament, there are ten teams that need to play each other four times. The two best teams then play one final championship game. How many total games will be played? SHOW ALL WORK AND BRIEFLY EXPLAIN YOUR METHOD.

Alfred wants to read the entire history textbook. On the first day he reads 14 pages. He then reads two pages more than the previous day, every day, until he finishes the book. How many days will it take him to finish the book, if it has 230 pages? Make a table of values and explain. How many TOTAL pages were read by Alfred after five days.

Geography


1.List the different landform patterns described on pages 73-75.
2.What two factors are most important in the formation of different landforms.
3.Approximately how old is the Earth. Write the words and numbers.
4.What was the German geographer Alfred Wegner best known for?
5.When all continents were linked together, what was the giant landmass called?
6.Pangaea was made of __________. These were formed by __________ billions of years ago.
7.What types of rock are shield regions made of?
8.Explain what igneous rock is.
9.What does the word metamorphosis mean? Use a dictionary, if necessary.
10.How is metamorphic rock formed?
11.Which type of rock was it originally?
12.What does erosion mean?
13.What type of rock formed Plains and Lowlands?
14.Explain how sedimentary rock is created.
15. Explain what plains are.
16.Explain what lowlands are.
17. Explain how fold mountains form. Make a quick sketch.
18. Which type of rock is found in fold mountains.