Friday, May 18, 2012

Questions for the study guide you are making for the EOC

Here are some suggestions for questions for a study guide. You should write a question for each benchmark and then work to answer it. You will have to apply the concepts during the test.

Why should you be able to replicate a scientist’s work?


What are the different types of investigations and how do they differ from each other?

Can you explain why groups get different results?

Why do scientists need to ask questions like “what if? Or what will happen if I do this?

What is science?

Why is scientific knowledge durable?

Who does science?

List several scientific laws.

How is the Sun’s energy transferred to Earth?

What are examples of the different types of energy transfers?

What are the different spheres and how do they interact?

How does the cycling of water through the atmosphere and hydrosphere affect weather and climate?

What are global winds and global ocean currents?

How do they influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, air pressure, wind direction and speed, humidity and precipitation?
How does energy provided by the sun influences global patterns of atmospheric movement and the temperature differences between air, water, and land?

Why do we use models in science?

What’s the difference between weather and climate?

Review weather conditions and weather maps.

How do sinkholes form?

How do sinkholes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters affect human life in Florida?





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