Wegner's theory that the continents were once connected.
What is Wegner's Theory on Continental Drift.
100
A kind of volcano where the lava oozes out of the top and spreads over the earth around and below the volcano.
What is a shield volcano
100
What type of cloud initiates a tornado?
What is cumulonimbus?
100
Name the states of matter
What is solids, liquids and gases
100
Name the parts of an atom
What are: nucleus, electron, proton, neutron
200
What evidence was found in the mountains on the coasts of Africa and South America to support Wegner's theory?
What are fossils and rock formations
200
The point in the ocean where maga rises up above the water line and creates a volcano as the tectonic plate moves away from the magma/lava flow.
What is a hot spot
200
What is a summer rain storm in the desert?
What is a monsoon
200
Name the characteristics of matter
What is solids - hold their shape
liquids - have some stickiness (viscosity) and will spread to a point
gases - will spread to all available space, will completely fill their container.
200
Which part of an atom is positively charged?
What is a proton
300
The magma currents cause the plates to weaken and open up. The magma rises up and becomes solid, filling in the gap.
What is ocean spread.
300
The beginning point where the ground first moves in an earthquake.
What is the focus
300
Where do hurricanes originate?
What is over water (sea, ocean, etc.)
300
Where do you find matter?
What is all around us (everywhere).
300
Which part of an atom is used to determine the atomic number?
What is the proton
400
Which type of map gives more precise information about elevation?
What is topographical map?
400
What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus?
What is the epicenter?
400
What is a tornado called that originates over a body of water?
What is water spout
400
Explain what causes magnets to attract and/or repel
What is positive and negative poles
400
The smallest part of matter that cannot be divided by chemical reaction.
What is an element
500
The layers of the structure of the earth
What are What are: Inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, hydrosphere and crust
500
How many seismograph stations are required to verified the epicenter of an earthquake
What is three
500
How is a tornado's strength measured?
What is a fujita scale?
500
Name and instrument you might use to observe an object.
What is microscope, telescope, magnifying glass
500
Name the center of the atom. (Similar to the earth's inner core).