Times Zones

Use your book, page 21

• How many time zones  is the Earth divided into?
• Why are the Canary islands one hour behind the rest of Spain?
• If you get to Sydney  at 0:00 hours (local time) What time would it  be  in Spain?
• You take a flight from Madrid at 10 am, and arive in New York eight hours later. What time do you arrive? 
• Make the activity 2 in your book (PAGE 21)

 You need use this link to know the correct hours in every place.

Investigating about the ocean

With this page and your book, we are going to investigate about the ocean.


You have to do these activities:

1. Why is the ocean salty
2. What causes Waves?
3. What causes Tides?
4. What is a Tsunami?
5. What are Deepest depth?
   

The course of a river

• Explain the difference between the upper course, middle course and lower course of a river.
•  Where is the place to erosión? , and to the deposition of sediments?
• What types of reliefs are possible in these areas? Look  for information here and in your book, page 42

 

Complete the table:

 

Course of a river
Parts	Where?	Main features
Upper
Middle
Lower

Link to investigate

Vocabulary Unit 3. Water

Unit

Water Cycle

Fresh water

Groundwater

Flow

Basin

Tributary

Source

Glacier

Lake

River

Canal

Reservoir

Dam

Hidroelectric power station

Salinity

Warm current

Cold current

Tide

Wave

High tide

Low tide

Lagoon

Inland sea

Ocean current

Aquifer

Spring

Drinking water

Iceberg

Drought

Flood

Water Pollution

Acid rain

Homework:

• You have to look for the meaning of these words and write them in english;

You need to know these words and your meanings for the next exam. I´m going to ask you.

Weathering

TASK:

• Explain how relief is modified. What are the main external agents?
• Do you think more than one external agent can modify relief at the same time? How? Explain the diferent ways

How Noth America go its shape

Continents, countries, and even mountain ranges didn't always look the way they look now. Millions of years ago, every continent had a different shape. The force that changes continents and mountains is called tectonics, and each continent sits on a tectonic plate.

Read pages 28 and 29 in the textbook, and answer the questions.
Also think about why tectonic plates, volcanoes, and earthquakes are connected. link

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After watching the video, answer:

• What happens when one plate goes underneath another?
• What did the continents look like  millions of years ago? 
• What does "rift" mean? 
• Name the different tectonic plates in this region on the video

Volcanoes

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Task: Make a summary
What is a volcano?
What are the different parts in a volcano?

Link here to know more
Explore some volcanoes