Earth Science Start of Year Survey
Name: 


  1. Which type of learner to you consider yourself? 


  1. Rate the following topics based on how confident you are on your knowledge in these areas:

            1 2 3 4 5      
      Life Cycle of Stars Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Astronomy Contributions of Galileo Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Astronomy Contributions of Tycho Brahe Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Astronomy Contributions of Johannes Kepler Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Astronomy Contributions of Sir Isaac Newton Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Electromagnetic Energy  Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      History of Lunar Exploration Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Colors of the Rainbow Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Earth's Shape,Size & Density Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Reasons for Seasons Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Effects of Rotation & Revolution Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Dates & Characteristics of Solstices & Equinoxes Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Time Zones Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Visual Identification of Moon Phases Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Name of Moon Phases Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Correct Order of Moon Phases Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Cause of Solar & Lunar Eclipses Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Theories on the Formation of the Moon Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Age of the Earth Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Age of the Universe Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Characteristics of Neap Tides & Spring Tides Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Order of the Planets by Distance from the Sun Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Order of Planets by Size Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Characteristics of each Planet Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Difference between Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteors, & Meteorites Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      How Energy is produced in the Sun Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Layers of the Sun Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Solar Features Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Sunspot Cycles Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Safe methods of Studying the Sun Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Names & Shapes of Constellations Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Differenc between Absolute & Apparent Magnitude Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Temperature vs. Color of a Star Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      3 Shapes of Galaxies Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Position of our Solar System in the Milky Way Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Converting from one Metric Unit to another Metric Unit Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Converting from Metric to Standard or visa versa Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Parts of an Atom & their Properties Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      How to find the mass # , atomic # & # of neutrons in an atom Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Isotopes Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Ions Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Compounds & Mixtures Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Chemical & Physical Properties of Matter Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      4 States of Matter Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      How Nuclear Energy is made Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      5 Characteristics all Minerals Share Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Ways Minerals Form Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Physical Properties of Minerals Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Difference between a rock & a mineral Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Igneous Rock (examples & how they were formed) Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Sedimentary Rocks (examples & how they were formed) Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Metamorphic Rocks (examples & how they were formed) Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Relative Age of Rocks based on their postion in the ground Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Stages in Stream Development Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Permeablility & Porosity Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Weathering & Erosion Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Agents of Erosion Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Evidence for Continental Drift Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Evidence for Sea Floor Spreading Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Harry Hess & Alfred Wegener Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Cause of Plate Tectonics Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Cause of Earthquakes Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Types of Faults Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Types of Seismic Waves Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Layers of the Earth Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Richter Scale Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Cause of Volcanoes Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Ring of Fire Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Alternative Energy Sources Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Mt. St. Helens Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      pH of Acid Rain Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Conservation of Natural Resources Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Worst times to water a lawn & why Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Layers of Earth's Atmosphere Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Ozone Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Greenhouse Effect Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Water Cycle Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Nitrogen Cycle Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Global Warming Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Coriolis Effect Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Radiation, Conduction, & Convection Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Jet Stream Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Weather Patterns in the USA Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Low Pressure systems Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      High Pressure systems Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Weather Map Symbols Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Reading a weather map Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Reading a topographic map Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Cloud formation Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Types of clouds Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Humidity Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Anemometer, Thermometer, Barmometer, Hygrometer, Psychrometer, Weather Vane Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      El Nino Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Scientific Origin of Oceans Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Gulf Stream Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Parts of a Wave Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Continental Margin Characteristics Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Turbidity Currents & Submarine Canyons Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Composition of Seawater Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Thermocline Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Atoll, Seamount, guyots & islands Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Newtons 3 Laws of Motion Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Finding distance on a map Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Reading Latitude & Longitude on a map Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  
      Explainging Turbines & Generators Very Confident in my knowledge of this topic Know/Remember very little on this topic if anything  


  1. What would you most like to learn about in Earth Science


  1. What do you feel you have mastered in Science and keeps being taught over & over again each year?


  1. What if anything, have you been waiting to be taught in Earth Science and has not yet been addressed in previous classes?





Mrs. Christine Girtain
Earth Science & Authentic Science Research Teacher
Toms River High School South
Toms River, NJ