Energy
Engineering
Rocks
Techtonics
Earth History
100
Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only change form.
What is Law of Conservation of Energy or First Law of Thermodynamics both will work
100
First step in engineering design loop.
What is identify the need
100
Type of rocked formed by the cooling of magma
What is igneous
100
Man who came up with theory of continental drift.
What is Alfred Wegner
100
In a crossection the top layer
What is the youngest
200
As energy changes forms it becomes less
What is Usable
200
We measured the power output of our wind turbines in ___
What is Volts
200
Basalt is ________ than granite
What is denser
200
continental crust is mostly composed of oceanic crust is mostly composed of
What is Continental; Granite: Oceanic; Basalt.
200
Law that says Oldest layer on the bottom
What is Law of Superposition
300
Potential energy stored as a result of deformation of an object.
What is Elastic potential energy
300
You divide the voltage squared by the resistance to get _____
What is Watts
300
Igneous Rocks are classified by __________ & _________. (you need both to get full points)
What is Mineral composition, texture
300
How many large plates form the outer shell of the earth?
What is Seven
300
Something that cuts through a geological feature is younger than said feature
What is Law of Crosscutting Relationships
400
Energy of the vibration or movement of molecules
What is thermal energy
400
Resistance is measured in _____
What is Ohms
400
Obsidian is felsic because it has a high _______ composition.
What is Silicate
400
How many large plates form the outer shell of the earth?
What is 7 km or 4.3496 mi
400
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Cross-section_of_sedimentary_layers.png What is the youngest layer
What is A
500
Just for kicks what is the other name for the third law of Thermodynamics
What is Law of Absolute Zero.
500
Mr. Christman's father built a _______ wind turbine because _________________________________ and now_______________. (You must complete the entire sentence to get the points)
What is Vertical axis: He didn't want to pay a company for his electricity: the company sends checks to him.
500
What are all the terms used to classify igneous rocks. (50 points per correct term)
What is Mafic (Basaltic), Intermediate, Felsic (Granitic), Glassy, Fine, Coarse, Vesicular, Porphyritic, Extrusive, Intrusive.
500
Oceanic crust is on average how thick?
What is North American, South American, African, Eurasian, Indian-Australian, Antarctic, Pacific
500
The largest mass extinction ever on this planet was ______ years ago. Marked the end of the _______ Era
What is 248,000,000 years ago: Paleozoic
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