Lesson 22 of 84 · Earth Systems
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌋 Rock RealmHurricanes and Severe Weather
Earth Systems.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
Today's mountain was yesterday's ocean floor.
Mind = Blown
🌋 There are 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth right now.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: where will the water go first?
What You'll Learn
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water when moisture and heat create powerful rotating storms. They bring strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surges to coastal areas.
Key Words
- sediment
- fossil
- mineral
Materials Needed
- water
- plastic tray
- magnifying glass
- newspaper
- spray bottle
Safety First
- Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Model plate tectonics using graham crackers on frosting. Push them together, pull them apart, and slide them past each other to show convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.
Observe what happens and describe it in detail.
Record your observations in your science journal with measurements and descriptions.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What type of rock forms from compressed sediment?
Where you see this in real life
Today's weather, tomorrow's beach, next century's coastline — all this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Look at the sky for 5 minutes and try to predict tomorrow's weather.
For the dinner table
“What's the slowest change you can think of?”
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