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EARTH SCIENCE 11
Start-Up Assignment Package
Please submit your work to EBUSActivations@sd91.bc.ca or by fax to 1-250-567-3943.
Once your assignment package has been received you will be contacted by a teacher.
Learning Goal: Earth Science 11 is a comprehensive course which looks at the recent geological,
environmental, and meteorological events shaping our world. It also reflects on recent discoveries that
have increased our understanding of how Earth and other planets work. This activation assignment
package includes all necessary readings (which makes it a large package) and a few short
assignments which review your basic understanding of some of the main topics to be covered in Earth
Science 11 this year in much more detail. So it is not as difficult to do as you may first think! 
Time:
Approximately 1-2 hours to complete
Score:
/104 marks (5% of course mark)
Part 1 – Space
Topic 1: What are stars like?
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STAR STUDIES:
In the chart below, stars are grouped by color (temperature) and true brightness (absolute
magnitude). Cool (red) stars are on the left. Hot (blue-white) stars are on the right. Most stars are
found in an area called the main sequence.
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On this chart, the brightest stars are near the _______________________
This chart shows that the color of the hottest stars is_________________
The temperature of the sun is about ____ degrees C and its color is_____.
The two groups of stars that are not on the main sequence are ___________and
___________.
5. The temperature range of yellow-white stars is between ________ degrees C and
___________________ degrees C.
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Topic 2: How does the sun get its energy?
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Complete the sentences with the choices given below.
Burning
Helium
Hydrogen
Chemical
four
nuclear
one
nuclei
joins
oxygen
heat energy
nuclear fusion
light
1. Burning is a _________________ reaction in which _____________ links up with another
substance.
2. The energy from the sun is not caused by_____________.
3. The sun gets its energy from____________________ reactions. (one word)
4. The kind of nuclear reaction that gives the sun its energy is called____________.
5. Fusion ____________ the ________________of atoms.
6. The sun is made up mostly of_________________.
7. Fusion on the sun joins atom of hydrogen. ______________ hydrogen atoms fuse to form
____________atom of helium.
8. __________________is nearly four times heavier than hydrogen.
9. About 1% of the hydrogen does not become helium. It changes
to_________________________________.
10. Anything that becomes hot enough gives off_______________.
Matching: Match the two lists. Write the correct letter on the line next to each number.
____________________________________________________________________
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2.
3.
4.
5.
____________fuse
____________nuclear fusions
____________hydrogen
___________ 4H---- He + energy
___________ helium
a) give the sun its energy
b)nearly four times heavier than hydrogen
c) about 70% of the sun
d) join
e) nuclear fusion equation
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Part 2: Earth
Topic 1 – What is inside the earth?
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The Earth’s Layers
1. Which layers are the thickest? ____________________
2. Which layer is the thinnest? ____________________
3. On which layer do we live? _________________________
4. Which layer is the hottest? _________________________
5. Which layer is the coolest? _______________________
6. Which layer touches the atmosphere? _________________
7. Which layer has melted material? ____________________
8. What is the center layer called? ________________________
9. Name the layer between the crust and the outer core.____________
10.Name the layer between the inner core and the mantle.___________
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Topic 2: What is the earth’s crust made of?
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Quartz is a common mineral.
Quartz comes in many colors and sizes…but its natural shape is always the same.
The natural shape of a mineral is calls its crystal form.
The shape of a mineral’s crystals helps us identify the mineral. Look at figure A.
1. How many sides does the mineral quartz have? ___________________
2. Does a quartz crystal always have this many sides? _____________
3. What do we call the natural shape of a mineral? _________________
a. Quartz is also known as silicon dioxide. Quartz is made of silicon and oxygen.
4. Does the formula for quartz ever change? ________________________
5. Is every part of quartz the same? ______________________
Granite is a common rock.
Granite is a mixture of the minerals quartz, feldspar, and at least one other mineral, like mica,
or hornblende. Look at figure B.
Is every part of granite the same? __________________
Does granite have a definite formula? ________________
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Part 3: Plate Tectonics
Topic 1: What are volcanic mountains and domed mountains?
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WHAT DOES THE DIAGRAM SHOW?
A.
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Explosive volcano___________________________
Quiet volcano________________________________
Lava flow____________________________________
Main magma supply______________________________
Domed mountain__________________________________
Trapped magma that formed the domed mountain___________________
Poisonous gases, rocks, cinders, and ashes__________________________
B. You have not studied these parts, but see if you can find them from the descriptions.
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Sometimes, trapped magma flows upward between rock layers. This flow is called a sill. The
diagram shows two sills. What are their letters?
Trapped magma also flows upward between cracks to rocks. This flow is called a dike. Two
dikes are labeled. What are their letters?________________
A crater is the cuplike part on top of a volcano. The crater is lettered_______________.
A neck is the tube-shaped center of a volcano. The neck is lettered_________________.
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Topic 2: What are earthquakes and block mountains?
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Complete the sentences with the choices below. Two of these may be used twice.
Vertical
Suddenly
Sierra Nevadas
Horizontal
crack
block mountains
faulting
opposite
fault
earthquake
1. Pressures in the earth try to ________________________ rocks.
2. A crack in a rock made by pressure is called a _________________.
3. The movement of rocks along a fault is called____________________.
4. Faulting rocks move_____________ and in ______________directions.
5. Two kinds of faultings are ____________faulting and _________________faulting.
6. Up-and-down faulting is also called ____________________ faulting.
7. Side-to-side faulting is also called____________________ faulting.
8. The shaking of the ground from faulting is called an_____________.
9. Many vertical faults build __________________________.
10. An example of block mountains are the_________________
Match the two lists. Write the correct letter on the line next to each number.
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__________fault
__________seismograph
_________ many up-and-down faultings
________ tremor
_________ folded mountains
a) measures earthquakes
b) mild shaking of the earth
c) crack in a rock
d) buckled sedimentary rocks
e) build block mountains
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Part 4: Weathering and Erosion
Topic 1: What makes the earth’s crust change?
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Complete the sentences with the choices below.
Fast
Breaks rocks down
Chemical weathering
Chemical
weathering
changing
mechanical
slowly
move them away
mechanical weathering
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The crust of the earth is always _________________________________.
Earthquakes, volcanic explosions, and storms cause ____________________changes.
Most changes happen_______________.
Rocks are made into fragments by a process called ________________.
There are two kinds of weathering. They are ___________________ and
_______________________.
6. In __________________ weathering, the chemical make-up of the crust does not change.
7. In __________________ weathering, there is a change in the chemical make-up of the crust.
8. Weathering only ____________________, it does not ___________________.
Match the two lists. Write the correct letter on the line next to each number.
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2.
3.
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________weathering
________chemical weathering
________ mechanical weathering
________ atmosphere
________carrying away of rock fragments
a) does not change the chemical make-up of rocks
b) the breaking down of the earth’s crust by nature
c) does most weathering
d) not part of weathering
e) changes the chemical make-up of rocks
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Topic 2: What is erosion?
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Complete the sentences with the choices below. One of these may be used three times. Two may be
used twice.
Slow
Erosion
Running water
wind
weathering
sand and dust
fast
glaciers
moving
1. _______________wears way the earth’s crust but does not carry away the pieces.
2. _______________ wears away the earth’s crust and also carries away the pieces.
3. The three main forces of erosion are ____________________, __________________,
and _____________________________.
4. Most erosion is done by____________________.
5. In dry places, most erosion is done by the _____________________.
6. In the far North and South, much erosion has been done by______________.
7. A glacier is a huge sheet of _______________________ ice.
8. The Grand Canyon was carved out by__________________.
9. Wind erodes because it carries__________________________.
10. A ________________ wind erodes more than a ______________________ wind.
Match the two lists. Write the correct letter on the line next to each number.
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_________erosion
_________ weathering
_________ moving water
_________ wind erosion
_________ erosion by glaciers
a) chief force of erosion
b) not in hot climates
c) wears away but does not carry away
d) wears away and also carries away
e) mostly in dry climates
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to EBUSActivations@sd91.bc.ca or by fax to 1-250-567-3943. Once your assignment has been received
you will be contacted by a teacher. Thank you and welcome to Earth Science 11! 
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