1.What
is meant by “acid rain”?What are some
of the causes of “acid rain”?Whatkind of damage is related to “acid rain”?Are there ways to address the problems
generated by “acid rain”?What part of
the United States has the highest concentration of acid rain?How is this determined?Is the United States the only country that is
affected by “acid rain”?Are there
examples of the effects of acid rain in the Cleveland area?Is so what are some examples?How will this affect the atmosphere?What can be done to hinder the pollution?

Try this
experiment and discuss how it relates to acid rain.

You will need
a piece of chalk,cup, vinegar

Fill the cup ¼
full with vinegar and add the chalk.

What do you
observe?

Why do you
think this happens?

(Hint: what is
vinegar: acid or base?)

What is chalk
made from?

How does this demonstrate the
effects of acid rain?(35 points)http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/

2. How do
earthquakes occur?Where are they the
most prevalent?Where have they occurred
this year?Who studies the occurrence of
earthquakes?What do they use to predict
them?

What are the causes of
earthquakes?

Compare and contrast the Mercalli
Intensity scale and Richter scale.How
were each developed? How effective are they?

Where is the San Andreas Fault
located?What is the prediction for this
location?

What hazards do earthquakes
present?How can the effects be reduced?

Do you have to worry about
earthquakes living in Ohio? Prove your answer.

How would youprepare for an earthquake?

(35 points)

www.seismo.unr.edu

http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu

www.csulb.edu

http:// quake.usgs.gov

projects.crustal.ucsb.edu

3. What is a rock?What
is the rock cycle?List three types of
rocks and an example of each.What type
of rocks are mainly found in NE Ohio?

What is a mineral?Where
are minerals found?

What are three minerals found abundantly
in Ohio?

What 8 main elements are found in the earth’s crust?Provide a use for each of them.

How did the geological structure
of northeast Ohio form?(30 points)

Your book
will provide some of the answers.

http://education.jlab.org/glossary/abund_ele.html

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/geophys/mincomp.html#c3

www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1350

www.rocksandminerals.com/rockcycle.htm

www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/7885/default.aspx

www.nps.gov/cuva/naturescience/naturalfeaturesand