Oldest rocks deeper, younger rocks closer to the top.
100
What is an energy pyramid?
The amount of energy passed on from one level to the next.
100
What does AU stand for?
Astronomical Units
200
What is potential energy?
Stored energy
200
What is gravity assist?
When scientists use the gravity from a planet, to direct the course of a space craft.
200
Name two types of trace fossils.
Coprolite & footprints!
200
Give an example of an invasive species. Tell how it go here and the impact it is having on the environment.
Answers will vary.
200
What is the name of the space craft set to reach Pluto & take the 1st good photographs in July this year?
New Horizons
300
Which of the following is the best example of potential energy?
A. Falling rock
B. Burning Match
C. Liter of gasoline
D. Red-hot piece of iron
C. Liter of gasoline
300
Draw a subduction plate boundary.
See board
300
List the following in order from smallest to largest:
Population Organism Ecosystem Community
Organism Population Community Ecosystem
300
For what sport team, did scientists use a seimograph to record a "fan quake"?
The Seattle Seahawks
400
Riding a bicycle produces several forms of energy. Which form of energy is produced in the greatest amount by pedaling a bicycle down the sidewalk?
Kinetic
400
What forms an aurora?
Light caught in Earth's magnetic field
400
What are the characteristics of the a stratovolcano?
Thick lava, explosive eruption, very destructive, lots of smoke & ash
400
Remoras attach themselves to a shark’s body. They then travel with the shark and feed on the leftover food scraps from the shark’s meals. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the shark.
This is an example of ______________________.
Commensalism
400
Is there gravity is space? explain your answer
YES! Microgravity
500
In a rollercoaster, what hill is the highest? Why?
The first because you get all your energy at the first hill.
500
Why does the moon have no atmosphere?
Low mass so low gravity
500
What are the 3 types of waves in an earthquake?
Primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves (L-Waves)
500
What is the name of the parasitic mushroom that takes over the minds of ants and turns them into "zombies"?