Name ______________________
Do We Know How to Use the Index?
The index is generally located at the back of the book and arranged in alphabetical order. The
index lists subjects in the book and the pages where they can be found. On this sheet we will go
over a few questions together, and then you will try to find the answers to the questions on your
own. This exercise will be a gauge on how well you will do when I ask you to look up general
information without using the glossary. Good Luck!
Example #1
1. What are some of the colors of stars? Page #________ Please look this up on this page and tell
me the colors of stars?
Example #2
2. How old is the sun? Page #__________ How old is the sun?
Please find all of the following answers to questions 1-10
1. What is the first subject located at the beginning of the index and what page is it located on?
____________________________
2. What is the last subject found in the index? _________________________________
3. What is a light year? Page #______________ What is a light year?
4. How many different eclipses are there and what are their names? What page(s) can the
answers be found on? __________________
5. What page is the climate of El Nino located on? ______________
6. The Earth has a moon that revolves around it. What page would the phases of Earth’s moon be
located on? _________________ And how many phases of the moon are there? _____________
7. What page are volcano hazards located on? _______________
8. The temperature of magma is how hot? __________________________________
9. How do we classify rocks? What page is this found on? _________ Look up the page number
and tell me how to classify rocks? __________________________________________________
10. If I was interested in Mount St. Helens, a famous volcano, which page(s) would I look up?
________________