The Rock Cycle
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
True or False? The Earth's crust is divided into several large plates called tectonic plates that move around on the Earth's mantle.
True
True or False: The continents have always been in their current positions.
False
True or False? A ball at the top of a hill has more potential energy (PE) than kinetic energy (KE)
True
Per a recent holiday fad, what “spy” hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice?
Elf on the Shelf
How does magma form?
Melting rock creates magma.
Name three types of natural disasters.
Answers Vary (Hurricane, Earthquake, Flood, etc)
What causes continental drift?
The movement of tectonic plates.
What is kinetic energy?
A form of energy that an object has by its motion.
What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
The Polar Express
Name one type of sedimentary rock.
Sandstone, limestone, etc.
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Along plate boundaries
What is the name of the supercontinent that is believed to have existed when all continents were joined together?
Pangea
What is potential energy?
the stored energy in an object due to its position, properties, and forces acting on it.
What do children typically get in their stockings if they’re on the Naughty List?
A lump of coal.
Name one type of metamorphic rock.
Slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss, marble, quartzite, etc
What are the three main types of plate boundaries?
Who is the scientist credited with proposing the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Name two examples of kinetic energy.
Throwing a ball, riding a bike, etc
Who is Santa's most famous reindeer?
Rudolph
Name one type of igneous rock.
Basalt, granite, obsidian, etc
How do sinkholes form?
Sinkholes form when water dissolves rock and creates underground cavities, and the land above collapses into those cavities.
What is one major piece of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?
The shapes of continents fitting together like puzzle pieces
Name two examples of potential energy.
A roller coaster at its highest point, a rubber band being pulled back, etc.
In the Twelve Days of Christmas, what are there five of?
Golden rings