Rock Stuff
Fossils, formed from plant or animal remains, are found in what type of rock?
Sedimnetary
What element combines with oxygen or water to create the most common form of acid precipitation.
Sulfur
The soil that is best for growing most plants is composed of what?
A mixture of sand, silt, and clay that promotes water drainage and retention.
Soil drains most rapidly when it is made up of what?
Primarily Sand
Who played the Goblin King in “Labyrinth” (1986)?
David Bowie
Divergent plate boundaries are responsible for creation of new rock material where?
Bottom of the ocean
What type of weathering is caused by plant roots?
Both physical and chemical
Which horizon is the least weathered zone in a soil?
The C Horizon
What are the world’s three largest rivers by volume?
Amazon, Yangtze, and Congo
What is the name of the skyscraper in “Die Hard” (1988)?
Nakatomi Plaza
The movement of oceanic and continental plates is driven by convection in Earth’s what?
Mantle
Which type of mine is the most dangerous for humans to work?
Subsurface mine
Humus is the most fully decomposed organic matter in the lowest level of which soil horizon?
O horizon
Where are cones of depression most commonly found?
Near a deep well from which a great deal of water is rapidly pumped.
In “Back to the Future” (1985), what speed must the DeLorean reach to time travel?
88 mph
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by a singlet tectonic plate moving over a what?
Hot spot
The infiltration of pollutants into groundwater is most common in areas with what type of soil?
Sandy
What material is best as a liner for a landfill?
Clay
Where is the majority of Earth’s freshwater found?
Three-quarters is above ground in ice and glaciers.
What is Indiana Jones’ phobia in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981)?
Snakes
How are the elements on Earth distributed?
The densest elements are in the center.
Which legislation mandates that land should be minimally disturbed during the mining process and reclaimed after mining is completed?
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
What is the zone through which iron and aluminum pass from overlying horizons?
The E Horizon
Freshwater around the world is unevenly distributed. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have ____ percent of the world’s population and ____ percent of the world’s drinking water.
5; 1
In “Ghostbusters” (1984), what is the name of the ghost in the Sedgewick Hotel ?
Slimer