What is a meteorologist who developed theory of continental drift Theory supported after death. Used fossil evidence and pieced together continents such as South American and Africa
100
How much is the Earth's surface covered by ocean?
What is 72%
100
What is the amount of Nitrogen in the Atmosphere?
What is 78%
100
Name the structure from greatest to least?
What is
1) Universe
2) Galaxy
3) Star
4) Planet
5) Moon
200
Where does Longitude measure?
What is run vertically Measure East and West
200
What is the Evidence of Continental Drift?
What is
1) Shape of Coastlines - many of the Earths continents fit together like a puzzle
2) Fossil - On matching coastlines ancient fossils were found to match
200
Which ocean is the largest ocean?
What is Pacific Ocean
200
How much Ozone is in the Atmosphere?
What is .000006%
200
What is the Big Bang Theory?
What is All of the Universe was once in a tiny atom-sized area and "exploded" outwards forming the universe as it is today
300
What are the steps of the Scientific Method?
What is
1) State the Problem
2) Gather Information
3) Form a Hypothesis
4) test the Hypothesis
5) State a Conclusion
300
What is the definition of Magnetic Reversals?
What is the magnetic polarities (normal and reverse) match on both sides of the mid-ocean ridges
300
What is a bathysphere?
What is metal sphere which is lowered on cables to the deep ocean floor
300
What is Maritime tropical?
What is forms over the Ocean and in the tropics = High Humidity and High Temperature
300
What is the Hubble Law?
What is The Universe is Expanding as all galaxies move apart
400
What is the difference between the rotation and the revolution of the Earth?
What is
Rotation - Earth spin 24 Hours
Revolution - Earth traveling around the Sun once in a year
400
What are Divergent Boundaries?
What is plates that are moving away from one another. An example would be the seafloor spreading forms mid-ocean ridges
400
What are guyots?
What is flat-topped seamounts from erosion of waves (Covered up islands)
400
What is an Occluded Front?
What is two cold air masses moving into a hot air mass - Produces strong winds, rain and storms, sometimes tornadoes
400
What does geocentric mean?
What is "Earth-Centered" Most people prior to only a few centuries ago believed earth was the center of the solar system
500
What are the layers of the Inner Earth starting from the outside to the inside?
What is
1) Crust
2) Mantle
3) Outer Core
4) Inner Core
500
What is the definition of Transform Boundaries?
What is plates move side by side past one another which can cause earthquakes
500
What are neap tides?
What is weaker high and low tides due to perpendicular alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
500
What are the layers of the Atmosphere?
What is
1) troposphere
2) Stratosphere
3) Mesosphere
4) Thermosphere
500
What is the layers of the moon and surface features?