Meteorology
Geology
Ecology
Calculus
Ryan's Extra Credit Questions
100

What months does Hurricane Season run in the Atlantic?

June through November

100

What are the three types of rocks?

Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Igneous
100

Describe what producers are on a food chain

Organisms (like plants) that create their own food using sunlight
100
What is a logarithm?

The power to which a base must be raised to get another number

100

What is Ryan's middle name?

Thomas

200

What does the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale measure?

Intensities of tornadoes (EF-0 to EF-5)

200

Where are shield volcanoes found?

Hawaii

200

What are the three nutrients found in ratios in plant fertilizers?

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium

200

What is the slope formula?

y2-y1/ x2-x1

200

What is Ryan's favorite food?

Hibachi

300
What does the Saffir-Simpson scale measure?
Hurricane intensity (category 1-5)
300

What type of fault line describes the San Andres Fault?

Transform boundary

300

What is the difference between ectoparasites and endoparasites?

Ecto- live within the host

Endo- live outside the host

300
What is the domain of the function y=5

all real numbers (-infinity, infinity)

300
What hour of the day was Ryan born?

9 pm

400
What is the difference between a spring tide and a neap tide?

Spring tides- higher high tides, lower low tides. Neap tides- weakest difference between high and low tides

400
What is pyroclastic flow?

Hot gases and volcanic ash that is ejected from an erupting volcano

400

What type of biome is found in New Jersey?

Temperate Deciduous Forest
400

What is the first digit of Euler's number?

2

400

What was the name of Ryan's first car?

Car-l

500

What clouds are associated with thunderstorms?

Cumulonimbus clouds

500

What are the two types of lava?

Pahoehoe and Aa

500

What is a homeotherm?

Individual that maintains its own body temperature by metabolic activity (warm-blooded)
500

What is the compounded interest formula?

A= P (1 + r/n) ^rt

500

How many hours has Ryan spent playing Super Smash Bros?

255 

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