Climate Change
What is the term for the long-term average of weather conditions in a region?
Climate
Which planet has very big rings around it?
Saturn
What’s Mr. Credits first name?
Jesse
What is Earths highest point above sea level (this place/structure has a name)
Mount Everest
what is the name of the single supercontinent that existed billions of years ago?
Pangaea
What is the primary greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
What’s a Black Hole?
A region of space with such strong gravity that nothing, not even light can escape
Where did Mr. Credit go to for high school?
A. NFA
B. Killingly High School
C. Woodstock Academy
D. Griswold High School
B. Killingly High School
What is the worlds largest rainforest?
The Amazon Rainforest
Name the Three main plate boundaries(Hint:C******, D*******, T*******
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
What is the greenhouse effect?
The process by which certain gases in the Earths atmosphere trap heat and warm the planet
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Does Mr. Credit lock your iPads when doing work? Yes or No
YES.
The biggest desert on earth (this one is controversial)
Antartica
True or False; the youngest rocks on the ocean floor are found near mid-ocean ridges
True
name three ways individuals can reduce their carbon footprint
1. Using public transportation
2. biking
3. adopting a plant based diet
4. replace incandescent bulbs (switching to LEDs)
5. Reduce, reuse, recycle
Who were the two american astronauts to land on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
How many Children does Mr. Credits have?
A. 4
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
B. 1
What is the biggest mountain range in South America?
The Andes Mountains
What mountain range is a result of continental-continental plate collision?
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Himalayas
C. Andes
D. Alps
B. Himalayas
which of these is not a greenhouse gas?
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrogen
D. Water Vapor
C. Nitrogen
What are the storms produced by the sun called?
A. Solar Storms
B. Solar Weather
C. Sun Thunder
A. Solar Storms
What Does ”85%” of Mr. Credits class time take place in doing?
A. Lectures
B. Essays
C. Slideshows/Presentations
D. Friggin Packets
D. Friggin Packets
Which regions have experienced the most obvious and impactful effect of global warming so far?
A. Tropical Rainforest Regions
B. Arctic Regions
C. Barren Desert Regions
B. Arctic Regions
True or False; The Hawaiian islands are an example of volcanism at a divergent plate boundary
False (They are part of a volcanic hotspot, not a plate boundary)