Plate Tectonics
Space
Life On Earth
Miscellaneous
100
Fossils spanning several continents (like South America and Africa) are examples of what?
Continental Drift/ Plate Tectonics
100
True or False- the sun has a solid core like Earth
False! The sun is made of gas and plasma
100
Life as we know it only exists where?
Earth
100
Evidence is where the fossils touch both Africa and South America
200
what type of boundary interaction makes the following-
Sea floor spreading/ Mid Ocean ridges
Divergent
200
What is the order of the planets in our Solar System?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
What do I mean when I say "Proximity to the sun?"
How far/ how close a planet is to the sun
200
What 2 things affect gravitational pull?
Mass and Distance
300
what type of boundary interaction makes the following-
Volcanoes and trenches through subduction
Mountains
Convergent
300
True or false- Comets start their path in the outer solar system and eight outside the solar system
True!
300
About how much Oxygen exists in our atmosphere?
Close to 21%
300
Md Atlantic Ridge is an example of whar kind of plate boundary?
Divergent
400
New- F and G.
Old- A and L
400
This describes what?
Objects made of dust and ice orbiting far from the sun that emit gas and form a tail as they move closer to the sun
Comets
400
THe habitable zone (Goldilocks zone) is an area where what exists?
Liquid water
400
If the moon were further away from Earth, how would this affect its orbit? (in terms of orbital size and speed)
Speed would slow down. Orbit size would be greater
500
Identify
Top- Convergent
Middle- Divergent
Bottom- Transform
500
How does mass and distance affect gravitational pull?
More mass = more gravitational pull
Less distance= more gravitational pull
500
What happens to a planet that is closer to the sun that the habitable zone? What about farther away?
Too close- Too hot for liquid water
Too far- Too Cold for liquid water
500
What is Mr. Ayala's favorite Comic Book Series
Invincible