Ecology
What is a predator?
A hunter
Name twof pf the three types of rocks.
Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic.
Who is called the Father of Plate Tectonics?
Alfred Wegener
What year was the EF 5 Joplin, MO tornado?
2011
What is Mrs. Boswell's favorite show?
Jeopardy OR The Office
Name an example of a parasitic relationship.
Tapeworms, leeches, etc.
Igneous rocks come from ___________.
Lava or volcanoes.
What was the land called when all the continents were together?
Pangea
What does the EF scale measure?
Tornadoes
What movie will Mrs. Boswell NEVER see?
Twister OR Twisters
Name three steps of the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transporation, and run-off.
Igneous rocks can become sedimentary rocks by weathering and _________.
Erosion
What is seafloor spreading?
The seafloor spreads apart at the center because new lava comes up and hardens into new rock.
Name four types of fronts.
Cold, warm, stationary, and occluded
What are Mrs. Boswell's childrens' names?
Brooks, Bridget, and Claire
Grass gets eaten by a bunny; a bunny gets eaten by a hawk; a hawk's body gets broken down by bacteria. This is an example of a _______ ________.
Food chain
Name the four layers of the earth.
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
Name the three types of plate boundaries.
Convergent, divergent, and transform.
Name the three types of heat transfers.
Conduction, convection, and radiation.
Name all three of Mrs. Boswell's pets.
Alex (dog), Maggie (dog), and Laz (lizard)
Name two ways humans can reduce their impact on the planet.
Recycle, walking vs driving, use less water, composting, etc.
Are the oldest rocks on the lowest layer of rock or the top layer of rocks?
Bottom layer of rocks.
Name two volcanoes.
Vesuvius, Mt. St. Helens, Kilauea, that long one in Iceland....
Why does the northern hemisphere have winter when the southern hemisphere has summer?
Because the Earth is tilted and each half gets different amounts of sunlight at different times of the year.
How old is Mrs. Boswell?
47