Random Knowledge
Unit 1 Throwbacks
Layers of the Earth
Seafloor/Convection/Density
Continental Drift
100
How many stripes are on the U.S. Flag?
13 for the 13 original colonies
100
Weather is _________-term condition of the atmosphere.
Climate is the _________-term condition of the atmosphere.
SHORT-TERM
LONG-TERM
100
What layer of the Earth do we live on?
The Crust
100
Draw a convection current.
100
Who was the scientist who hypothesized continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
200
What is ROYGBIV?
Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
200
Sort these as ABIOTIC or BIOTIC
Grass Rocks
Oxygen Water
Humans Grasshopper
ABIOTIC - Rocks, Water, Oxygen
BIOTIC - Grass, Humans, Grasshopper
200
What is the THICKEST layer of the Earth?
MANTLE
200
As the sea floor spreads, the oldest rock will be where and the newest rock will be where?
Oldest rock will be towards the outside or outer edges and the newest rock is in the middle.
200
Which two continents look like they fit perfectly with each other?
300
There are 7 different continents, The Unites States is apart of which continent?
North America
300
Name the 2 most dangerous Greenhouse Gases.
Carbon Dioxide and Methane
300
The Mantle split into two layers, the upper and lower Mantle. What are those layers names in the order of upper and lower.
Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
300
What major layer of the Earth does convection occur? (single layer answer)
The Mantle
300
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What is the name of this supercontinent?
Pangea
400
Put these snacks in order from OLDEST to NEWEST
Oreos
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Graham Crackers
Graham Crackers 1829
Oreos 1912
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1938
400
What is the largest Estuary in North America? It's a big part of Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
400
The Inner Core is made up of what two solid metals?
Iron and Nickel
400
As magma heats up does it's density decrease or increase?
As magma cools down does it's density decrease or increase?
Heats Up = Decreased Density
Cools Down = Increased Density
400
What was the fern like plant fossil that was found on Africa, India, Australia, Antarctica, South America? (spelling doesn't matter, I'll take it even if you're close)
Glossopteris
500
Name as many of The Avengers as you can in 1 minute 30 seconds (team with the most wins the points)
Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Hawk-Eye, Black Widow, Falcon, Winter Soldier, Vision, Scarlett Witch, Captain Marvel
500
+100 EXTRA POINTS!!! 600 pt Question
Name the 6 state in the Chesapeake Watershed. (100 pts per state)
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia
500
What force causes the cooler, more dense materials to fall or sink?
Gravity
500
Density is the relationship between mass and volume...True or False
True
500
You've read/learned about 2 different reptile fossils found on multiple continents...what were they? (spelling does not matter and I will take it even if you are close!) 250 pts each
Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus 