Definitions #1
A sudden shaking of Earth's crust
Earthquakes
The worlds continents sit on these making up the Earth's surface
Plates
The smallest basic unit of an element is called a(n):
Atoms
What is Piner's mascot?
Prospector
What popular show just aired their last season on Netflix?
Stranger Things
A separation or crack in the Earth's crust
Fault Line
The point on land directly above the focus
Epicenter
the Pacific Ocean's horseshoe-shaped zone of intense volcanic and seismic activity, responsible for 90% of the world's earthquakes
Ring of Fire
What building are the art classes in?
The D building
The first iPhone was released in what year?
2007
Waves of energy that travels through the earth's layers results in an earthquake
Seismic Waves
The point where the rocks start to fracture. Origin of the earthquake.
Focus
Which type of plate boundary is it when two plates crash into each other?
Convergent
Who is the freshman counselor?
Mrs. Cancilla
What actor plays Ken in the 2023 blockbuster movie “Barbie?”
Ryan Gosling
An instrument that uses zig zag lines to measure the intensity, direction, and duration of movement in the ground, especially in an earthquake.
Seismograph
was developed to assign a single number to quantify the energy released during an earthquake.
Richter Magnitude Scale
Summary of the experiment; tells if the hypothesis was right or wrong (Scientific Method)
Conclusion
What 2 classes do you have to take senior year?
English and Gov/Econ
Jess Day, Nick Miller, Winston Bishop and Schmidt are all characters on what TV show?
New Girl
The fault is at an angle and the block above the fault (the hanging wall) moves down relative to the block below the fault (the foot wall). This occurs in areas where there is extension or pulling of the crustal blocks
Normal Fault
The fault is at an angle and hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall. This occurs in areas where the crustal blocks are being pushed together
Thrust (reverse) Fault
Which type of rock is formed from pieces of other rocks, shells, and sand that are cemented together?
Sedimentary
How many minutes are in the all 6 period school day?
417 Minutes
What year did the comedy sketch TV show, “Saturday Night Live,” debut?
1975