Papatuanuku
Tawhirimatea
Ruaumoko
Tangaroa
Lab safety
100

Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.

What are the layers of the Earth?

100

There is approximately 20% of this in the air.

How much oxygen is in the air around us?
100

It is situated on the Pacific plate and Australian plate.

What two tectonic plates is NZ situated on?

100

This means "harbour wave"

What does "tsunami" mean?

100

Should always use this to protect your eyes.

What are safety glasses used for?

200

The crust layer that is broken up into 15 to 20 pieces.

What is tectonic plates?

200

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

What is the main greenhouse gas causing global warming?

200

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai

What is the name of the Tongan volcano that erupted in 2022?

200

This natural disaster happened on 11th March, 2011

When did the Tohoku tsunami/earthquake happen?

200

The right tube

Which one is the test tube?

300

The layer made from solid iron and nickel.

What is the inner core made of?

300

The weight of air pressing down on us.

What is air pressure?
300

When two tectonic plates are moving towards each other, often causing earthquakes, mountains and volcanoes to form.

What does convergent boundary mean?

300

This was the deadliest tsunami in history.

What was the Indian Ocean 2004 tsunami?

300

This is information we gather from using our 5 senses - sight, smell, touch, hear and taste.

What is an observation?

400

The name of the supercontinent that was 230,000 years ago.

What is Pangea?

400

This type of pressure system means the weather will be lots of sunshine and no rain. In other words, good weather!

What does high pressure do to the weather?

400

This is the way the hot liquid/air rises and cold liquid/air falls, allowing tectonic plates to move.

What are convection currents?

400

Tangaroa's son, ancestor of fish

Who is Ikatere?

400
We follow this rule because we do all sorts of experiments involving animals, plants and chemicals on our benches.

Why don't we eat in labs?

500

Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary

What are the three different rock types?

500
This needs warm ocean waters with converging (colliding) winds, forcing the current upwards.

What is needed for a tropical cyclone to occur?

500

This is when liquid from the Earth is squeezed upwards because the shaking from an earthquakes causes the soil particles to push downwards.

Soil liquefaction

500

This sign means that it is a corrosive chemical and can melt through skin/material.

What does this sign mean?

M
e
n
u