Astronomy
Plate Tectonics
Chemistry
Physics
Potpourri
100

After it runs out of most of its Hydrogen, The Sun will become what type of star?

Red Giant

100

How many major layers of the Earth are there?

4

100

What type of charge does a proton have?

Positive

100

A ________ is a push or a pull?

Foce

100

What are the most abundant elements in the universe?

Hydrogen and Helium

200

What are one of the two major pieces of evidence for the Big Bang?

1. Cosmic Background Radiation

2. Red Shifting of light from distant galaxies

200

What layer of the Earth does the crustal plates "float" on?

The Mantle

200

Which two particles are located within the nucleus?

Protons and neutrons

200

Distance divided by time is:

Speed OR velocity

200

What will The Sun become at the end of its life cycle?

White Dwarf

300

What are the gassy clouds called that stars are formed from?

Nebulas

300

What type of plate boundary is when two plates move towards each other?

Convergent

300

What number indicates the amount of protons an element has?

Atomic Number

300

What is the term for a change in velocity?

Acceleration

300

What type of plate boundary are volcanoes associated with?

Convergent OR Divergent

400

Hydrogen is turned into Helium and energy by what nuclear process inside a star?

Fusion

400

What type of plate boundary is when two plates move away from each other?

Divergent

400

If a neutral atom of Sodium has 11 protons, how many electrons does it have?

11

400

What force resists motion between two surfaces in contact?

Friction

400

What type of plate boundaries are earthquakes mostly associated with?

Convergent OR Transform

500
Roughly how old do most scientists believe the universe to be? (Within 1 billion years)

15 billion years

500

What type of plate boundary are when two plates move in opposite directions along side each other?

Transform

500

Who is the "father" of the Periodic Table

Mendeleev

500

A runner completes a 20 km race in 2 hours.  What is their average speed?

10 km/hr

500

Who is your favorite teacher?

Mr. Blankenship or your team loses ALL POINTS!



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