55 questions
What makes up the lithosphere?
Crust and upper mantle
Mantle and inner core
Inner core and Outer core
Outer Core and Mantle
What is layer 1?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
What is layer 2?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
What is layer 3?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
What is layer 4?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Plate Tectonics is based on _____________ theory of Continental Drift.
Ms. Best
Alexander Flemming
Alfred Wegener
Mrs. Chacon
Pangaea means...
All, land
All, earth
Land, ocean
crust, movement
Divergent boundaries are when...
Boundaries divide or move away
Boundaries collide or move toward
Boundaries slide past
neither
Convergent boundaries are when...
Boundaries divide or move away
Boundaries collide or move toward
Boundaries slide past
neither
Transform or lateral boundaries are when...
Boundaries divide or move away
Boundaries collide or move toward
Boundaries slide past
neither
Hawaii was created over a...
Volcanoe
Mountain
Trench
Hot spot
Plate Tectonics move because of...
Earthquakes and mountains are created
Convection currents in the mantle
Hot spots making islands
None of the above
What 2 forces control the orbits of planets?
Gravity and the sun
Inertia and the sun
Gravity and inertia
Orbit and the sun
What is a Nebula?
Gas and dust that make the beginning of a stars life
The end of a stars life
When the star turns into a red giant
The life cycle of a star
What is rotation?
Spinning on an axis
Spinning on a single point
Going around the sun
Going around the solar system
What is a revolution?
Going around the sun
Spinning on its axis
Going around the solar system
Going around the moon
Visual groupings of stars are called...
Earth
Sun
Planet
Constellation
Earth rotates in ____________ hours.
1
10
14
24
1. Earth revolves in ___________ days.
100
212
300
364
What is the longest and shortest day of the year called?
Summer
Solstice
Equinox
Equality
What is it called twice a year when it's equal day and night?
Summer
Solstice
Equinox
Equality
1. If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ________________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Earth’s axis always tilts at ________ towards ____________.
30 degrees, the sun
30 degrees, Polaris
23.5 degrees, the moon
23.5 degrees, Polaris
TWO main reasons we have seasons are...
Sun and the moon
Type of light and gravity
Type of light and the tilt of earth
Tilt of earth and gravity
This picture represents what type of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
None of the above
This picture represents what type of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
None of the above
This picture represents what type of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
None of the above
A solid does...
Moves freely
Moves Fast
Has a definite shape
Doesn't have a definite shape
A solid...
Moves fast
Take the shape of its container
Has a definite shape
Moves slow
A gas...
Moves fast
Moves slow
Has a definite shape
Takes the shape of its container
What type of heat transfer does the picture represent?
Conducion
Convection
Radiation
What type of heat transfer does the picture represent?
Conducion
Convection
Radiation
What type of heat transfer does the picture represent?
Conducion
Convection
Radiation
Which are non-renewable resource?
Sun
Coal
Oil
Gas
Which are renewable resources?
Sun
Coal
Wind
Water
Which are some environmental risks associated with energy?
Acid rain
Oil Spills
Pollution
Nuclear spills
What is the boiling point of water?
200 C
100 C
0 C
50 C
Abut what percent of Earth is covered in Ocean?
25%
50%
71%
95%
Tsunamis, large damaging waves are caused by
Earthquake
Volcano eruption
Tides
Moon and gravity
Which one is a Benthic Creatures? (Benthos)
Whale
Zooplanktin
Crab
Plankton
Which one is a Nekton creatures?
Whale
Zooplanktin
Crab
Plankton
Which one is a type of plankton?
Whale
Zooplanktin
Crab
Kelp
What is a coral atoll?
ring-shaped coral reef left from a volcanic island
Deep inlet under the water
Fast moving wave, that destroys all the things in its path
Set of islands created at a hot spot
Mark the features that are found on the ocean floor?
Trench
Continental shelf
Continental slope
Abyssal plain
What is the longest mountain range under water called?
Mount Everest
Mount Blanc
Mount Best
Mid Atlantic Ridge
This scientists discovered what we know about gravity?
Marie Curie
Issac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Alexander Flemming
This scientists discovered ideas about Continental Drift Theory leading to plate tectonics?
Marie Curie
Issac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Alexander Flemming
This scientists discovered Penicillin (antibiotic) ?
Marie Curie
Issac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Alexander Flemming
This scientists discovered modern vaccine?
Edward Jenner
Issac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Alexander Flemming
This system moves blood through the body?
Respiratory system
Circulatory system
Lymphatic system
Brain system
What are some your bodies first line of defense(choose multiple)?
Brain
Skin
Nose
Feet
What is it called when your body can fight off diseases?
Stroke
Heart attack
Immunity
Virus
This system helps and protects your body from disease?
Respiratory system
Circulatory system
Lymphatic system
Brain system
A contagious disease can(choose multiple answers)...
Be spread from person to person
Goes away fast
Important to wash your hands
Also called infectious
A non-contagious disease can(choose multiple answers)...
not spread directly from one person to another.
Examples are Alzheimer's and cancer
Could be from risky behavior or bad habits
Also called infectious