Study Guide for Content Mastery SE

1 Study Guide for Content MasteryStudent EditionCopyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseLaboratory Manual, SE and TEGeoLab and MiniLab WorksheetsExploring Environmental Problems, SE and TEStudy Guide for Content Mastery , SE and TEChapter AssessmentPerformance Assessment in Earth ScienceExamView Pro CD-ROM Windows/MacintoshCooperative Learning in the Science ClassroomPerformance Assessment in Earth Science Alternate Assessment in the Science ClassroomGlencoe Science Web PlansBlock Scheduling Lesson PlansSection Focus Transparencies and MastersTeaching Transparencies and MastersMindJogger Videoquizzes, VHS/DVDP uzzlemaker Software.

2 Windows/MacintoshGuided Reading Audio ProgramInteractive Teacher Edition CD-ROMI nteractive Lesson Planner CD-ROMU sing the Internet in the Science ClassroomGlencoe/McGraw-HillCopyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce the material containedherein on the condition that such material be reproduced only for classroom use; be provided to students, teachers, and familieswithout charge; and be used solely in conjunction with the Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the other reproduction, for use or sale, is prohibited without prior written permission of the all inquiries to:Glencoe/McGraw-Hill8787 Orion PlaceColumbus, OH 43240 ISBN 0-07-824565-6 Printed in the United States of 045 0807060504030201 CreditsART CREDITSN avta Associates:5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 28, 117, 121, 159, 169.

3 Morgan-Cain and Associates:x, 9, 21, 36, 38, 50, 52, 60, 94, 95,100, 113, 115, 124, 125, 147, 190, 192, 197;MacArt Design:20, 29, 46, 68, 70, 77, 80, 99, 133, 135, 165, 181, 188 PHOTO CREDITS62 Richard Thom/Visuals UnlimitedCopyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Guide for Content Master yEarth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseiiiSTUDY Guide FOR Content MASTERYC ontentsTo the Student ..iv1 The Nature of Science ..12 Mapping Our World ..7 GeoDigest 1 Earth Science ..133 Matter and Atomic Structure ..154 Minerals ..215 Igneous Rocks ..276 Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks ..33 GeoDigest 2 Composition of Earth.

4 397 Weathering, Erosion, and Soil ..418 Mass Movements, Wind, and Glaciers ..479 Surface Water ..5310 Groundwater ..59 GeoDigest 3 Surface Processes on Earth ..6511 Atmosphere ..6712 Meteorology ..7313 The Nature of Storms ..7914 Climate ..8515 Physical Oceanography ..9116 The Marine Environment ..97 GeoDigest 4 The Atmosphere and the Oceans ..10317 Plate Tectonics ..10518 Volcanic Activity ..11119 Earthquakes ..11720 Mountain Building ..123 GeoDigest 5 The Dynamic Earth ..12921 Fossils and the Rock Record ..13122 The Precambrian Earth ..13723 The Paleozoic Era ..14324 The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras ..149 GeoDigest 6 Geologic Time ..15525 Earth Resources.

5 15726 Energy Resources ..16327 Human Impact on Earth Resources ..169 GeoDigest 7 Resources and the Environment ..17528 The Sun-Earth-Moon System ..17729 Our Solar System ..18330 Stars ..18931 Galaxies and the Universe ..195 GeoDigest 8 Beyond Earth ..201 Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseStudy Guide for Content Master yThis Study Guide for Content Masteryfor Earth Science: Geology, theEnvironment, and the Universewill help you learn more easily from yourtextbook. Each textbook chapter has six Study Guide pages of questions andactivities for you to complete as you read the text.

6 These activities will helpyou understand the big picture of the chapter. The Study Guide pages aredivided into sections that match those in your text. These pages will help youlearn the vocabulary and main ideas of the sections. Each GeoDigest in yourtextbook has two Study Guide pages to will find that the directions in the Study Guide for Content Masteryare simply stated and easy to follow. Sometimes you will be asked to answerquestions. Other times, you will be asked to label a diagram or complete atable. By completing the Study Guide , you will gain a better understanding ofthe concepts presented in the text. These sheets also will prove helpful whenstudying for a you begin your work, read the Study Skills section at the frontof this booklet.

7 The Study Skills section will help you improve your reading skills. improve your vocabulary skills. learn from visuals. make and understand idea the StudentSTUDY Guide FOR Content MASTERYC opyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Guide for Content Master yEarth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniversevSTUDY Guide FOR Content Your Reading SkillsActive readers are good readers get ready before they read. use skills that help them when they read. review to remember after they s what you can do to become an active reader!Before You ReadGet Ready to Read Find a quiet time and place to read library, Study hall, home.

8 Don t read when you re tired. Don t read when you re hungry. Wait until you have finished a section before you take a Quickly scan the material so you will know what it is about. Look at pictures and read the captions, titles, headings, and words in bold Write notes about what you see when you scan. Write questions about what you see. Write topics you want to find out about when you read. Write a preview outline from the section You Read Find the main idea of each section or paragraph this is usually in the first sentence. Study the pictures, maps, graphs, and tables, and think about the information in them. Write down the main ideas and other notes about what you read.

9 After you read the whole section, reread the parts you didn t SkillsCopyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseStudy Guide for Content Master ySTUDY Guide FOR Content MASTERYA fter You Read Review your outline or the notes you wrote while you were reading. If you still have questions, ask a classmate or your teacher for help. Write important facts or ideas on flash cards. Review your flash cards to help you remember what you ve Your Vocabulary SkillsActive readers learn the meanings of new readers recognize clues to help find the meaning. look for familiar words and word parts in new words.

10 Use a dictionary often. practice new words so they can remember new s how you can improve your vocabulary!When You See a New WordScan Read the sentence and look for clues about the meaning of the are called context clues. Look for pictures or visuals that contain the the following table, you can find different kinds of context clues that youcan use to help you figure out the meanings of new SkillsCopyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Guide for Content Master yEarth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseviiSTUDY Guide FOR Content MASTERYS earch for Context CluesComparison andcontrastDefinition anddescriptionSynonymsTone and settingA series of cluesCause and effectThe runner started the race with energyand excitement, but as she crossed the finish line, the fatigueand strain showed on her is a geologist, a scientist who studiesEarth s materials and the processes thatform and change those is very dependable.