Sharks with Fricking Laser Beams Attached to Their Heads
100
The deep ocean has life, but none of this life-giving resource.
What is the sun?
100
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance, while a rock is made up of minerals.
What is the difference between a mineral and a rock?
100
This is the surface along which rocks break and move.
What is a fault?
100
This is an opening in the Earth's crust that releases lava, smoke, and ash when it erupts.
What is a volcano?
100
Austin Powers' nemesis.
Who is Dr. Evil?
200
The deep ocean floor is as close as we are able to get to this part of the Earth's Crust.
What is the Lithosphere?
200
This type of rock is formed by layers of material that accumulate and settle over time.
What is sedimentary rock?
200
These are the energy waves that are released when an earthquake happens.
What are seismic waves?
200
Cinder cone, shield and composite.
What are the three types of volcanos?
200
These are what Dr. Evil tries to use to destroy the world.
What are "lasers" and "magma"?
300
These are the large vents in the ocean floor which are also referred to as "black smokers".
What are hydrothermal vents?
300
This type of rock is formed by the cooling and solidification of magma.
What is igneous rock?
300
This type of seismic wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
What are primary waves (P waves)?
300
This is the nickname of the geographical region encircling the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanoes are.
What is the Ring of Fire?
300
This tight pant and mask-wearing hero is one of Mrs. Hopkins' favorite movie characters of all time.
Who is Nacho (from Nacho Libre)?
400
This is the strange and unlikely life form that was discovered to exist near the extreme heat of hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean.
What are giant tube worms?
400
This is the scale that measures the hardness of a mineral. Minerals are rated from 1-10 using this scale.
What is the Mohs Hardness Scale?
400
This is the place deep in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins.
What is the focus?
400
This volcano is a large, active, composite volcano located in Washington. It is visible from many parts of southern British Columbia.
What is Mt. Baker?
400
This is the kind of music that Mrs. Hopkins despises the most.
What is country music?
500
Hydrothermal vents, and possibly life, are hypothesized to exist on Europa, one of this planet's moons.
What is Jupiter?
500
These are the major crystal structures found in minerals.
What are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, triclinic and monoclinic?
500
The machine that scientists use to measure an earthquake.
What is a seismograph?
500
This is the material from a volcanic eruption that can spread hundreds of kilometres, causing breathing problems and damage to buildings, crops and machinery.
What is volcanic ash?
500
This is the type of thing one should have in the back of one's car in case of emergency such as a dead battery in the pouring rain.
What are jumper cables. If you answered "a man", you lose all of your points.