Water Quality
Meteorology
Rocks & Minerals
Potions & Poisons
Dynamic Planet
100
Aquatic Ecosystems can be Lotic or Lentic, what is the difference between the two?
Fast flowing waters vs Slow flowing waters
Flowing water vs Still water
Cold Water vs Warm water
What is....
Flowing water (Lotic) vs Still water (Lentic)
100
What is the difference between the troposphere and the stratosphere?
A hot layer vs a cold layer
A lower layer vs an upper layer
A dense layer vs a light layer
What is...
Troposphere is the lower layer where weather happens
Stratosphere is above containing the ozone layer
100
Igneous Rocks form through..?
The cooling and solidification of molten magma or lava
The weathering and erosion of existing rock
What is....
Igneous rocks form through the cooling and solidification of molten magma or lava.
Sedimentary rocks are formed on or near the Earth's surface through the accumulation, burial, compaction, and cementation of sediments over long periods.
100
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
Atoms are neither created or destroyed
Two or more substances that are perfectly blended, result in a uniform composition
Ions are atoms or molecules with electric charges caused by gaining or losing electrons
What is....
Atoms are neither created or destroyed
100
Key Ocean Variable: What does Thermocline means?
Temperature increases rapidly with depth
Temperature decreases rapidly with depth
Temperature stays the same with depth
What is...
Temperature decreases rapidly with depth
200
Physical & Chemical Properties of Water
Water is 775 times as dense as air at 0 o C
True of False
What is....
True
200
What process causes night & day?
Earths Rotation OR Earths Revolution?
What is....
Earths Rotation (spinning on its axis)
VS
Earths Revolution (orbiting the sun) defines our year
200
Slate is an example of a Radioactive rock?
True or False
What is....
False
Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium-40 are radioactive rocks and minerals
200
This is an example of?
Poison Ivy
Rhubarb
Giant Higweed
What is....
Giant Hogweed
Contains toxic sap causing severe skin burns
200
This is an example of?
An underwater volcano
A Hydrothermal vent
A Phosphate vent
What is...a Hydrothermal vent
Hydrothermal vents are fissure-like hot springs on the deep seafloor (typically 2,000+ meters deep) found near volcanic, tectonic plate-spreading centers
300
Competitive Interactions
Intraspecific competition is competition among individuals of the same species OR between different species?
What is....
Competition between the same species.
Interspecific is between different species.
300
Sensible heat is the "dry" energy that changes air temperature?
True or False
What is....TRUE
Sensible Heat: Refers to energy that causes a direct change in air temperature. It is felt directly and measured by a dry-bulb thermometer.
300
This is an example of what mineral shape?
Acicular
Bladed
Botryoidal
What is the....Acicular
In geology, acicular describes a crystal habit or texture characterized by slender, needle-like, and elongated crystals that often taper to a point.
300
Magnesium is an environmental toxin?
True or False
What is...FALSE
Copper, Lead and Mercury are examples of environmental toxins
300
Ocean pH is?
Slightly basic (~8.1)
Slightly acidic (~4.1)
Neutral (~6)
What is....
Slightly Basic (~8.1)
The ocean's surface pH has dropped from about 8.2 to 8.1, a 26-30% increase in acidity, due to absorbing atmospheric CO2
400
The arrows are pointing to what order of stream?
First Order, Second Order or Third Order?
What is....
First Order Stream
400
The pink arrows are an example of what atmospheric phenomenon?
Hurricane
Atmospheric River
Thermocline
What is...Atmospheric River
Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow, 250–375 mile-wide streams of concentrated water vapor in the sky that transport massive amounts of moisture from the tropics to higher latitudes.
400
This is the name of this type of rock?
Smoky Quartz
Tourmaline
Tigers Eye
What is...
Tigers Eye
400
Iron forms rust when exposed to oxygen. Is this a physical or chemical change?
What is....
Chemical Change
Rust is a reddish-brown iron oxide formed through the chemical oxidation of iron in the presence of water and oxygen, typically over time.
400
This map shows which type of ocean pattern?
Surface Currents & Whorls
Upwelling currents
Ocean Nutrient Cycling
What is...
Surface currents and whorls (gyres) are large-scale, wind-driven circular systems of ocean circulation.
500
This is which macroinvertebrate?
Caddisfly Nymph
Dragonfly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
What is....
Caddisfly Nymph
They build a protective case from silk, sand, and twigs
500
What type of cloud is this?
Cirrocumulus
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
What are....Cirrocumulus Clouds
Cirrocumulus are rare, high-altitude clouds appearing as small, white, patchy, or rippled sheets, often called a "mackerel sky" due to their resemblance to fish scales.
500
What is this mineral?
Smoky Quartz
Tourmaline
Tigers Eye
What is...Tourmaline
500
This is an example of what lab task?
Separation of Mixtures
Serial Dilution
Mixtures of Reagents
What is....Serial Dilution
A serial dilution is the step-wise dilution of a substance in solution
500
Wave Types
Tsunamis are cause by?
Surface winds
Undersea earthquakes or landslides
Abnormal rise due to storm winds
What are...undersea earthquakes or landslides
Two other types of Wave Types -
Wind waves are generated by surface winds
A Storm Surge is caused by an abnormal rise due to storm winds