Geology of Mars
Plate Motion
Rock Cycle
A little of each
Random
100
What is one example of a fossil?
Bones, teeth, hardened footprints or leaf prints
100
What type of a plate boundary causes sea-floor spreading?
Divergent
100
Where does sedimentary rock need to go in order to become magma?
The mantle
100
What is Earth's outer layer made of? The answer is not "Crust"
Hard solid rock
100
What percentage of water on Earth is considered to be safe drinkable water? Closest to the correct answer gets the points.
1%
200
What is the definition of the word fossil?
Ancient remains of once living things
200
Which plate boundary below represents Convergent subduction? (A, B, or C)
B
200
What form of energy is responsible for making sediment?
Heat from the Sun, creates wind and the water cycle
200
What is the rock in the mantle made out of?
Soft solid rock or Magma
200
How many bones are in the human body? Whoever is closest to the answer gets the points.
206
300
What is the definition of the term "Habitable"?
Suitable for Life
300
Which plate boundary below is mostly responsible of underwater earthquakes creating tsunamis?
B
300
What process is responsible for creating sediment?
Weathering and Erosion
300
Do Earthquakes cause tectonic plates to move? or does plate movement cause earthquakes?
Earth's interior heat causes tectonic plates to move, which will result in earthquakes and changing landforms.
300
Approximately what percentage of water makes up a jellyfish?
a.) 80%
b.) 90%
c.) 95%
C.) 95%
400
Scientist use __________ to test their ideas and gather evidence about the natural world that are too difficult to observe.
Models
400
What are the 3 types of tectonic plate boundaries?
Transform, Divergent and Convergent
400
How does magma become igneous rock?
Cooling
400
The amount of matter or material in an object is called?
Mass
400
What toppings does Mr. Dowd like on his pizza?
A.) Pineapple, Ham and Pepperoni
B.) Chicken and Broccoli
C.) Pepperoni, Sausage, Ham, and Hamburger
D.) Mushroom, Onions and Pepperoni
D.) Mushrooms, Onions and Pepperoni
500
Which layer has the oldest fossils?
A- Bottom layer
500
The San Andreas fault in California is what type of a plate boundary?
Transform
500
What type of energy is responsible for tectonic plate motion, and volcanic activity?
Heat from the Earth's core
500
Why does a person weigh less on the Moon then they do on Earth?
There is less Gravity on the moon then the Earth.
500
Approximately what percentage of DNA do Humans share with Chimpanzees?
a. 78.5%
b.) 90%
c.) 98.8%
C.) 98.8%