Lesson 1 Forces That Shape Earth
What is the downward vertical motion of Earth’s surface? And what is the upward vertical motion of Earth's surface?
1. Subsidence
2. Uplift
What major landform is created with compression at convergent boundaries?
Mountains
What two things can wear down mountains, making them shorter and rounder at the peaks?
Weathering and Erosion
Where in the human body can the smallest bone be found?
The Ear
What does FOMO mean?
Fear Of Missing Out
What is the change in the shape of rock caused by stress?
Strain
What landform is formed at divergent plate boundaries by tension?
Mid-ocean ridges
What is the equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below it?
Isostasy
How many states of matter are there? Name them.
3. Solid, Liquid, and Gas
Who was the first member of One Direction to leave the group? This happened in 2015
Zayn Malik
Stress occurs in Earth's crust. Where at in the crust do the THREE types of stress occur?
Plate boundaries
What are curved lines of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary?
Volcanic Arcs
Name the FOUR types of mountains we looked at in Lesson 3.
Folded, Fault-block, Uplifted, and Volcanic Mountains
How many teeth does an Adult Human have?
32
What Generation Z term is used for something that is really cool or impressive?
Lit
We talked about the four types of stress that act of Earth's crust. The fourth is "No Stress." Name and define the other THREE.
Tension - pulling stress
Compression - squeezing stress
Shear - parallel forces acting in opposite directions
What are enormous splits in Earth’s crust caused by tension?
Continental rifts
Name the THREE landforms we talked about in Lesson 4 that are found on continents. *Hint, some are in the middle of continents and some form near the edges. One is NOT mountains*
Plains - an extensive are of level or rolling land
Plateaus - flat regions with high elevations
Basins - areas of subsidence and regions with low elevation
What was the first vaccine to be developed against a contagious disease?
Smallpox in 1796
What is the name of the main character of High School Musical? Male and female main characters.
Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez
Name and define the two types of strain we talked about.
Elastic Strain - does NOT permanently change, or deform, rocks. When the stress is removed, the rocks return to their original shapes
Plastic Strain - creates a permanent change in shape. When the stress is removed, the rocks do NOT return to their original shapes
What are formed where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. Shear stress occurs here.
Transform Faults
When looking at the structure of continents and also the elevation of land, tell me where higher elevations are located and then tell me where lower elevations are located.
Edges are higher
Middle is lower
What form of energy can we see with the naked eye?
Light
In Season 1 of the tv show Stranger Things, what is the name of the creature that comes from The Upside Down?
Demagorgon