8th Grade Middle School Science » WEBQUEST: NEW Stnd 21

WEBQUEST: NEW Stnd 21

NEW Standard 21
8.ESS3.1 Tectonism and Distribution of Resources
 
Webquest
A) Click on the following links.
B) Answer the questions.
C) Turn in your work to your teacher.
 
---Item 1: What is diastrophism?
---Item 2: What are some examples of disastrophism/tectonism?
 
---Item 3: Describe the concept of tectonics. (What is it?) 
---Item 4: What kind of questions might a tectonic scientist try to answer?
 
---Item 5: What are three examples of tectonic landforms?
---Item 6: What forces shape/cause tectonic landforms?
 
---Item 7: What is an aquifer?
---Item 8: What is the difference (contrast) between porosity and permeability in underground rock formations?
---Item 9: Find the table about sediments located about half-way down the article. Based upon its porosity and permeability, which kind of underground sediment would most likely contain an aquifer and why?
 
---Item 10: Find the section titled "Water is on and in the Earth."
What percentage of Earth's total water is saline, and how much surface water and ground water did we use in the United States in 2010?
---Item 11: Find the table beneath the "Where is Earth's Water Located?" section. What is the volume (in kilometers) of the amount of fresh groundwater on Earth, and what percentage of Earth's total water does
this fresh groundwater comprise?
---Item 12: (Use the same table from item 8) Compute and record the difference (subtract) between the percentage of frozen freshwater found in glaciers etc. and the percentage of freshwater found in the ground. 
 
---Item 13: Scroll down to find the section titled "Groundwater."  How does rainwater move down into the Earth to be stored as groundwater?
---Item 14: (Continue with the "Groundwater." section) What two key features in rock formations determine how much water the ground can receive and store? 
 
---Item 15: (2nd paragraph) What is the main source of oil and gas?
---Item 16: (2nd paragraph) Explain how tectonic plate processes effect the formation of oil and gas.
---Item 17: (last paragraph) Describe several other ways that tectonic plate processes are connected to oil and gas deposits.
 
---Item 18: What is one connection between tectonic plate movement and the locations of oil and natural gas deposits?
 
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