Planets
What is an example of a dwarf planet?
Pluto
What erupts from volcanoes?
Lava/ Ash
A boundary between two plates that are moving toward each other is called?
Convergent Boundaries
What are examples of renewable resources?
Solar power, Wind, Water
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
A. Crust
B. Mantle
C. Core
A. Crust
Which planet is larger: Neptune, Saturn, Mars
Saturn
How many active volcanoes are currently in the world?
Over 1350
What was Alfred Wegener known for?
The theory of continental drift
What are examples of non-renewable resources?
Oil, Coal, Fossil Fuels, etc...
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
Inner Core, Crust, Outer Core, Mantle
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
How many of our planets can be seen without a telescope? (Bonus points if you can name them!)
5—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
What do classifications like active, dormant and extinct mean?
Active- An active volcano is a volcano which is either erupting or is likely to erupt in the future
Dormant- A dormant volcano is one that is active but not currently erupting
Extinct- an extinct volcano has not erupted in historic time and is unlikely to erupt in the future.
Before the continents drifted apart the supercontinent was known as...
Pangaea
What is hydroelectric power?
Falling water used to drive turbines that produce electricity.
What happens to temperature as we move from the crust down into the inner core?
It increases
Uranus has only been visited by what spacecraft?
Voyager 2
Where are many of Earth's volcanoes located?
Ring of Fire
A sudden movement along the boundary of a tectonic plate is a (n)
Earthquake
What is a renewable/ non-renewable resource?
A renewable resource can be used without running out and a non-renewable resource will run out and cannot be replenished.
In what layer of the Earth do people live?
Crust
What are the planets in order. (All must be named)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
What is an example of a large mountain range formed when two plates made of continental lithosphere collided?
Himalayas
What are some examples of recyclable materials?
glass, metal, paper, plastic
Which layer is liquid?
Outer Core