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What are the human influences on the environment when it comes to weathering and erosion?

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What are the human influences on the environment when it comes to weathering and erosion?

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6/3
Humans influence the environment in many different ways. One way is when we move soil and rock to build our houses.

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What are the four types of mass movement? Did we see any examples of this yesterday? Why or why not?

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What are the four types of mass movement? Did we see any examples of this yesterday? Why or why not?

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5/31
1. Falls
2. Slides
3. Creeps
4. Flows

We did not see examples of this yesterday because there was not enough land for this to happen

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List two types of weathering . Which on will be easier to find today.

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List two types of weathering . Which on will be easier to find today.

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5/30
Chemical and mechanical are two types of weathering. Today it will be easier to find mechanical weathering because chemical weathering happens very slow and is hard to see.

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Compare a watershed and an aquifer. How are they the same? How are the different?

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Compare a watershed and an aquifer. How are they the same? How are the different?

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5/29
A watershed is an area of land that contributes to a river system. Like a high way for water. An aquifer is underground where water lands up. They both collect water. One is underground while the other one is above ground.

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What do you know about weathering and erosion? Why might soil erosion be a good thing? A bad thing?

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What do you know about weathering and erosion? Why might soil erosion be a good thing? A bad thing?

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Weathering and erosion breaks down things like rock, into smaller pieces and chunks which then get moved or pushed away. Soil erosion might be both good and bad because it would move around or it could disrupt plants and their growth.

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If you could go back in time. What would you tell yourself to help you be more prepared for freshman year of high school?

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If you could go back in time. What would you tell yourself to help you be more prepared for freshman year of high school?

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5/24
One thing that I would tell myself is just to not get so worked up over the small stuff and just work hard.

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Explain if using Carbon-14 could be used to determine the age of a fern fossil found in a rock layer believed to be 12,000 to 15,000 years old

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Explain if using Carbon-14 could be used to determine the age of a fern fossil found in a rock layer believed to be 12,000 to 15,000 years old

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5/22
This would work because it is old enough for us to use but not too old. It was also once living. We can do this for many half lives.

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5/21
1. From the sheet yesterday I am not able to answer this question

2. It can help us determine relative age and closer range of numbers

3.Talked about it as a class.

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Write three (specific) questions that you have about carbon dating. Why might it be a good idea to ask questions on the material you are learning?

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Write three (specific) questions that you have about carbon dating. Why might it be a good idea to ask questions on the material you are learning?

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5/20
1. When did scientists first find that carbon dating was beneficial in helping them find the age in rocks?

2. Do we know a timeline for each element breaking down within their half lives?

3. When you compare the two elements, stable and unstable, how specific can you get the age?

It is a good idea to ask questions about the material you are learning about because it helps you to expand on what you know and gain more knowledge on what you still do not know.

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What are the 3 most important ideas you learned from the carbon-14 dating reading.

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What are the 3 most important ideas you learned from the carbon-14 dating reading.

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5/17
Carbon-14 can change, uranium brakes down into lead. The older the age the more lead will be in it

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Explain in your own words what you think carbon dating is. Why would geologists need to use this technique over relative dating?

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Explain in your own words what you think carbon dating is. Why would geologists need to use this technique over relative dating?

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5/16
I think that carbon dating is when geologist use the amount of carbon in the rocks to help them determine their age. I think this might be better than relative dating because they could get a more exact answer.

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In your own words, explain the law of superposition.

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In your own words, explain the law of superposition.

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5/15
The law of superposition is about the older rocks being on the bottom to the rock sequence

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If you dug up a fossil at 5 meters and then another 10 meters down in the ground, which would you expect to be older?

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If you dug up a fossil at 5 meters and then another 10 meters down in the ground, which would you expect to be older?

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5/14
I predict that the one at 10 meters will be older because there is rock being made all of the time.

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What is one skill that you wish you had? 

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What is one skill that you wish you had? 

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5/13
One skill that I wish I had was the ability to procrastinate less. Some days I get all my stuff done before its due and before I NEED to get it done, but then other times I do not get my stuff done when I need to.

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5/10
Fossils are not able to exist in igneous rock because of the extreme heat and pressure that the lava/ rock goes through would destroy the fossil.

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List at least one of the processes that converts one type of rock into another. What is the rock conversion?

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List at least one of the processes that converts one type of rock into another. What is the rock conversion?

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5/9
One process that converts rock into another form of rock is when metamorphic rock melts into magma which then can cool into igneous rock.

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What are the 3 most important things that you learned from the notes yesterday?

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What are the 3 most important things that you learned from the notes yesterday?

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5/8
1. There are 3 main types of rock metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous

2. Rocks are always changing

3. Rocks change by factors like wind, water, and temperature.

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How would you predict a rock would change over the course of thousands of years after landing in a lake.

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How would you predict a rock would change over the course of thousands of years after landing in a lake.

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5/7
I would predict that the rock would age and erode over thousands of years in a lake. As we know water is able to change rock. This water grinds down the rock and can weather them as well.

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5/6
There is a constant construction and destruction happening in the mantle and on the sea floor. One prime example of this is sea floor spreading. The circle of life is a cycle that can relate to this.

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Explain the magma source in a hot spot volcano?

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Explain the magma source in a hot spot volcano?

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5/1
The magma in a hot spot is stationary. The magma comes from deep insides Earth's layers. The plate moves over this hot spot and volcanoes are made, then they become active. After the plate moves past the hot spot many of the volcanoes become dormant.

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Explain what happens when gas in magma is unable to escape?

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Explain what happens when gas in magma is unable to escape?

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4/30
When gas is unable to escape magma, it gets pressurized, and then it explodes.

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What is the difference between the different types of volcanoes? List 3 examples and explain

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What is the difference between the different types of volcanoes? List 3 examples and explain

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4/29
1. Shield is wide and flat
2. Composite is a combination of both lava and ash
3. Cinder is made up of entirely ash.

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How do we locate where an earthquake began?

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How do we locate where an earthquake began?

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4/26
We can use a triangular intersection to find where an earthquake began.

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Explain how scientist use triangulation and seismographs to locate to epicenter of an earthquake.

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Explain how scientist use triangulation and seismographs to locate to epicenter of an earthquake.

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4/25
They place 3 graphs and at the point of intersection, is where the epicenter is located.

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What do cell phones, earthquakes and GPS have in common?

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What do cell phones, earthquakes and GPS have in common?

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4/24
Cell phones, earthquakes, and GPS' all use waves. They all originate from one place.

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What are the scales used to measure earthquakes? How are they different from each other?

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What are the scales used to measure earthquakes? How are they different from each other?

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4/22
We use the Richter Scale, Moment Magnitude Scale, and Modified Mercalli Scale. The Richter Scale uses time and amplitude. Moment Magnitude Scale uses the energy released by an earthquake. The Modified Mercalli Scale uses the intensity of the ground shaking and the damage done. The one that is most useful for geologists is the Moment Magnitude Scale.

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Why is there a visual increase of Earthquakes in recent years.

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Why is there a visual increase of Earthquakes in recent years.

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4/18
In the more recent years, there are more observed earthquakes because they plates take a long time to move and we are just now seeing the affect of them crashing into each other/ moving away.

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4/16
There are many elements that make up the crust. One of the large ones is oxygen.

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How does the movement in continents affect the living conditions in an area. 

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How does the movement in continents affect the living conditions in an area. 

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4/15
If the continents start to move far away people might have to move if they live on the split of the plates. Also, if you live near the split, they might be affected as well. Many animals might not be able to survive because they will have to adapt to a new climate.

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Explain what seafloor spreading is and how it connects to plate tectonics and heat transfer. 

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Explain what seafloor spreading is and how it connects to plate tectonics and heat transfer. 

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4/10
Seafloor spreading is the formation of new oceanic crust. This relates to heat transfer because the hot magma rises and the cooler air replaces the space the magma took up.

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What are the 3 biggest takeaways from yesterdays notes

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What are the 3 biggest takeaways from yesterdays notes

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4/9
1. The plates, that are on the lithosphere, move slowly on top of the asthenosphere
2. The mid-ocean ridge can help tell us a lot about earthquakes and other things
3. During sea-floor spreading magma rises up and fills the place where the sea floor was.

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Where will the US be in 200 million years

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Where will the US be in 200 million years

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4/8
I think that in 200 million years we will be closer to Asia. Also, Los Angeles will be higher up in North America. Getting closer to states like Oregon and Washington.

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What surprised you about the lab? How is heat transfer connected to the movement of land on Earth 

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What surprised you about the lab? How is heat transfer connected to the movement of land on Earth 

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4/5
One thing that surprised me from the lab is that when you melt and ice cube the water level does not rise, it is just displaced into the same space it took up before.

Heat transfer and the movement of land on Earth are connected because as things heat up the atoms start to move faster which then could cause things to separate.

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When standing in a cool room that has both carpet and tile flooring with one bare foot on each type of material, which material will feel colder? Is one material actually colder?

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When standing in a cool room that has both carpet and tile flooring with one bare foot on each type of material, which material will feel colder? Is one material actually colder?

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4/4
The tile flooring will feel cooler. But both pieces of flooring are the same temperature because they are in the same house getting heated by the same furnace. The carpet would act as an insulator and the tile would act as a conductor.

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4/3
1. Radiation
2. Conduction
3. Convection
4. Conduction

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4/1
I am doing very well with my goals. I have been studying a lot more of the things I am confused on and quickly going over the stuff I feel confident about. Also, I have been rereading the notes if I do not understand what I am writing down.

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What are your plans for Spring Break? What will be the best part?

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What are your plans for Spring Break? What will be the best part?

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3/22
For spring break I am going to Kansas. I am going with my grandma, grandpa, and sister. I am going to see my friend from camp named Annika. Seeing her will be the best part.

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What are all the ways that you are going to prepare for the test?

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What are all the ways that you are going to prepare for the test?

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3/20
I am going to study my quizlet and look over my notes to make sure that I know all of the material.

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Things that surprised me on the center of the Earth website

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Things that surprised me on the center of the Earth website

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3/19
1. 1.8m is the standard grave depth in Western culture
2. 5m is the normal depth for an Olympic swimming pool
3. 6m maximum range of most metal detectors
4. 8m is the length mole man dug underneath his home
5. 2,000m Basking She

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How deep have scientists been able to dig?

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How deep have scientists been able to dig?

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3/18
I think that scientist have been able to dig all the way into the middle of the crust of the Earth. I think that because the crust is about 75 km so I am predicting they can get about half way/

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Do you think the center of the Earth has the same density as the crust?

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Do you think the center of the Earth has the same density as the crust?

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3/15
I do not think that the center of the Earth has the same density as the crust of the Earth. I think this because in our lab we were able to find that different rocks have different density levels, and the levels of the Earth have different/ elements in them.

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3/14
Cup 5 will fill first because it is the only cup that is not blocked off.

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What does the density of different types of rocks tell us about out Earth?

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What does the density of different types of rocks tell us about out Earth?

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3/13
By knowing the different densities of different rocks we can find the density of different layers of the Earth and the material.

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How can we use the density of a liquid to determine the density of a solid?

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How can we use the density of a liquid to determine the density of a solid?

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3/12
We can use displacement to help us figure out the density of the solid. If you measure the liquid and then measure the displacement of the water once the solid is placed into the water, you can then know the density of the solid.

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3/11
Ice is able to float on water because it is less dense than the water. The negative charged atoms begin to split apart which then makes it less dense than the water.

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Is helmet design the best and only way to protect against concussions?

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Is helmet design the best and only way to protect against concussions?

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3/7
I do not think that helmets are the only way to protect against concussions. I do think though that helmets can decrease the number of concussions in sports.

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Thoughts on the project
One positive aspect
An area that can use improvement

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Thoughts on the project
One positive aspect
An area that can use improvement

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3/4
I think that this project is fun, but there are also a lot of challenges. Sometimes my team does not always see eye to eye so that can be frustrating sometimes. One positive aspect of this project is that we get to collaborate with other people and that we get to do more hands on learning. One area that could use improvement is that we need to do some more research before we just think that we know what we are doing.

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2/28
I think that we will need a hard outer layer with padding on the inside of the harder layer. I think that we will need to have more than one layer.

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What is the most important thing you learned yesterday?

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What is the most important thing you learned yesterday?

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2/27
The most important idea that I learned yesterday was that different neurons have different jobs and they all coincide with eachother

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What do you know about concussions? Have you ever had one?

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What do you know about concussions? Have you ever had one?

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2/26
I know that it is a brain injury. It is when your brain moves around in your head. Yes, I have had a concussion.

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2/25
The most interesting thing that I remember about the movie that we started on Friday is that the NASA is trying to get more people into space with better rockets and conditions.

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2/21
We experience negative afterimage when we move from the blue to the white screen. This has an effect on the way our eyes see the image.

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Explanation of the astronaut and golf ball

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Explanation of the astronaut and golf ball

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2/18
The golf ball and the astronaut have different masses. Which then means that the golf ball will be acceleration greater because the mass is less but they both have the same amount of force in all.

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2/15
If you swing a ball on a pendulum 3 ft in the air it will swing 3 ft in the air the other way. This is an example of Newton's 3rd law because every action has an opposite and equal reaction

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2/14
One example of Newton's 1st law is a hockey puck getting passed from person to person. Another example is a car crash.

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1/24
Last semester some things that went well for me were that I was able to ask questions when I was confused and Mrs.Arnold was able to help me figure out ways that I could remember the material. One thing that I could do better overall is study for all of my classes more.

Goals for ISTEM:
1. Study more
2. Actually understand the material not just copy things down off of the slides onto my notes.

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1/25
1. The Big Bang happened 13.7 billion years ago
2. 3 minutes after the Big Bang protons, neutrons, and electrons formed
3. 4.6 billion years ago our solar system formed
4. Several hundred thousand years after the big bang atoms formed
5. 200 to 400 million years after the Big Bang the 1st stars and galaxies formed

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2/1
soda= 10
burger= 5
fries= 1
total= 15

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One piece of evidence for the Big Bang and its explanations 

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One piece of evidence for the Big Bang and its explanations 

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2/4
Hubble's law is one explanation for the Big Bang theory. In Hubble's law it explains the fact that Hubble observed galaxies that were moving away from us and away from one another. Which then lead him to find that the farther away they are the faster they move. He also discovered a red shift.

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2/6
We all worked together to get the work done. It was a lot less stressful. I feel like I was able to understand specific parts of the notes better. I liked doing the project that we did. I would like to do this again.

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Characteristics of Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

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Characteristics of Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

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2/11
Balanced Forces: they will cause no change on an object
Unbalanced Forces: will cause the object to move in the direction of the stronger force