PSES Core Concepts – Models of the Earth

NY Standard 4 Core Concepts1.1i.  Approximately 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by a relatively thin layer of water.1.1c.  Earth’s coordinate system of latitude and longitude, with the equator and prime...

ESRT – Models of the Earth

Models of Our Planet  Gradient equation (p. 1)Generalized Landscape Regions (p. 2)Bedrock Geology of New York State (p. 3)Surface Currents (p. 4)Tectonic Plates (p. 5)Inferred Properties of Earth’s Interior (p. 10)Average Chemical Composition of Earth’s Crust,...

Terms grouped by sub-topics – Models of the Earth

globeoblate spheroidmaplithospherecrustmantleouter coreinner corehydrospherebiosphereatmospheretropospherestratosphereozone layermesospherethermospherecontour linecoordinate systemaxislatitudeparallel of latitudeequatorpoles (North and South)Polarislongitudemeridian...

Terms in alphabetical order – Models of the Earth

atmosphereaxisbiospherecontour linecoordinate systemcrustcrustdayelevationequatorglobegradientgravityhachure linehorizonhydrosphereinner coreisobarisolineisothermlandformlatitudelithospherelocal (solar) timelongitudemantlemapmeridian of longitudemesosphereoblate...

 ESRT – Observation and Measurement

equations for rate of change (p. 1)equation for percent deviation (error) (p. 1)properties of water (p. 1)average chemical composition (p. 10)schemes for identifying rocks (pp. 6 – 7)temperature and pressure conversion charts (p. 13)minerals (p. 16)

Background

These lists have been created through the efforts of many science educators.         The project began to take shape during a two-day workshop in advance of the 2nd New York State Earth Science Teachers Conference, held at  the Lamont Campus of Columbia University in...