Which of these elements is a good conductor of electricity?
a. Sulfur
b. Neon
c. Silver
d. Boron
Silver
100
There are about how many tectonic plates?
14
100
What is the thinnest layer?
Crust
100
What do you need to calculate density?
Mass and Volume
100
Transform plate boundaries have plates that slide past each other. What geological event occurs?
Earthquakes
200
True or False? Metals are shiny (luster).
True
200
Draw arrows showing convergent plate boundaries- continental to continental crust.
------> <---------
200
True or False? The outer core is made of liquid metal.
True
200
Calculate the density. Show all the steps.
Mass is 120 grams and the volume is 10 ml.
Density= 12g/mL
200
An underwater earthquake can cause this giant wave to occur...
Tsunami
300
True or False? Nonmetals can be bent and shaped.
False. They are brittle and can be broken easily.
300
What geological event occurs with two plates collide into each other and one subducts?
Volcanoes
300
Which layer is the center of the Earth?
Inner Core.
300
Calculate the density. Show all the steps.
Volume is 5cm by 2cm by 3 cm. The mass is 150 grams.
Density= 5 g/cm3
300
The inner core is made of...
Solid metal
Bonus 50 points if you wrote the type of metal.
400
Metals are good conductors of what two things?
1. ?
2. ?
Heat and Electricity
400
What type of plate boundary has two plates sliding past each other?
Transform Plate Boundary
400
On which layer do the tectonic plates slide on?
asthenosphere
400
Calculate the density.
The substance has a volume of 50 mL. The mass is 450 grams.
Density= 9 g/mL
400
When two plates separate, they are divergent. What can form?
Ocean basin
500
This metalloid is used frequently for electronics such as computers, cell phones, tablets and TVs.
Silicon
500
What layer of earth is directly under the lithosphere and is partially melted?
asthenosphere
500
Which tectonic plate is the largest and is where the "Ring of Fire" is located?
Pacific Plate
500
Calculate the density. Show your work.
The substance has a volume of 20 mL. It was poured into a beaker that has a mass of 100 grams. The combined mass was 700 grams.
Density= 30 g/mL
500
Which is heavier, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?