Geology 1
Geology 2
Environment
Snow
Syracuse
100

Which natural disasters are the MOST unpredictable?

What is earthquakes 

100

A type of volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years and is not likely to erupt again.

What is an extinct volcano

100

The process by which plants make their own food using the energy from light

What is photosynthesis 

100

Most dangerous bear in the world 

What are polar bears 

100

The year SU was founded 

What is 1870

200

this process is when rocks are broken down into smaller peices

What is weathering 

200

This hypothesis explains that all of the continents were once joined as Pangaea until they broke apart and slowly moved away from each other.

What is continental drift

200

Wastes that can catch fire, corrode, or eat through metal

What is hazardous waste 

200

All snowflakes have this many sides 

What is 6

200

The number that is legendary in SU athletics 

What is 44

300

Near which geologic structure are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

What is an active volcano

300

When an igneous intrusion comes into contact with surrounding rock, the surrounding rock will

What is recrystallize.

300

The variety of species that are present in an area 

What is biodiversity 

300

This animal likes to have snowball fights 

Monkeys 

300

The name of the bench to the right of Hall of Languages 

What is the Kissing Bench 

400

Limestone has weathered and eroded over thousands of years through the action of wind, acid rain, and other agents. Which type of energy is primarily involved as acid rain weathers the limestone?

What is chemical energy

400

A farmer has a steeply sloping pasture that is eroding. Which is the BEST option to stop the immediate erosion of the topsoil?

What is Increase the amount of vegetation on the sloping pasture.

400

The percent of the Earth's atmosphere that is Nitrogen 

What is 78%

400

A dangerous condition in which the body's temperature is abnormally low

What is hypothermia

400

The number of countries SU has abroad programs for (can guess within 10)

What is 60
500

A volcano found in the center of a tectonic plate tends to be a result of which phenomenon?

What is activity at a hot spot

500

This mountain is formed when rocks are pushed up into huge folds by moving tectonic plates; often contain quite a bit of sedimentary rock.

What are fold mountains 

500
The chemical compound smog is made from 

What is O3

500

The reason it seems quieter when snow is on the ground 

What are air pockets in between crystals and in between the snowflakes that absorb sounds 

500

SU was the first school in the nation to offer this degree 

What is a bachelor of fine arts 

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