Chemistry + Atoms
What are the three subatomic particles that make up every atom?
Proton, neutron, and electron
At what type of plate boundary do Earthquakes form?
Transform boundaries
You are walking along the river and you find a rock with a fish imprint on it. What type of rock are you most likely looking at?
A sedimentary rock
What are the three phases of water?
Ice, Water, and Steam
What was the last topic we covered in class before starting final review
Coral (bleaching)
How many protons does Carbon-12 have?
6
What feature is created at divergent (oceanic + oceanic) plate boundaries?
Ridges
A rock is formed by magma cooling deep within the Earth. The rock is created out of multiple different mineral crystals that have intergrown together. The rock appears to be speckled and multi-colored. What type of rock is being described here? (Be as specific as possible)
Intrusive igneous rock
What is an example of precipitation?
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and/or Hail
True or False: There are volcanoes in space.
True
What does the term "isotope" mean?
An element with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
What is the name for the motion occurring deep within the Earth that uses temperature/density changes to drive the motion of our tectonic plates?
Convection currents
Write all 5 of the "additional characteristics" we looked at with rocks this year
Intergrown crystals, Vesicular texture, glassy texture, Evidence of life, and Banded crystals
What two properties must be present for water to be absorbed into the groundwater.
1. The surface must be permeable
2. The surface cannot already be fully saturated
What animal is known for its ability to survive in outerspace and at boiling temperatures?
Tardigrades / Water bears
Fluorine is the 9th element on the periodic table. It has an atomic mass of 19. How many neutrons does Fluorine have?
10
Which type of crust will slide under the other when there is a subduction zone? and WHY?
Oceanic will slide under because it is more dense than continental crust
What can we say about the age of an inclusion in comparison to the rock surrounding it?
The intrusion will be younger than anything it is cutting through
What force causes water to start evaporating out of collection zones in Nature?
Solar Energy (Heat from the sun)
Where is there a supervolcano that some worry may erupt within our lifetimes?
Yellowstone National Park
What are two products created from stellar nucleosynthesis?
Energy, Helium, and/or Neutron
What two features are formed at subduction zones?
Volcanoes and trenches
A sample of radioactive Silicon-28 is capable of decaying into Magnesium-24. We start with 100% Silicon-28.
The half-life of Silicon-28 is 100 years. How many years would it take for only 12.5% of Silicon-28 to be remaining?
300 years
What common weather formation is caused by condensation
Clouds or Fog
How many slides have we gone through this year? (Closest answer wins)
1,213