Earth Spheres and Layers
Tsunamis and Volcanos
Earthquakes and Tectonics
Erosion and Rocks
Variable Variables
Take a chance
100
Which earth sphere contains all life on the planet?
Biosphere
100
What kinds of seismic activities can cause a tsunami?
Meteor, volcanic activity, undersea landslides, and earthquakes/plate tectonics
100
A layer of the earth's crust that floats/moves on top the mantel.
Tectonic Plate
100
What are 3 things that can cause erosion?
Flowing water, wind, ice
100
This variable stays the same for all tests.
Control Variable
100
Alfred Wegener created this theory about our Earth's plates.
Continental Drift Theory
200
Daily Double
Despite being made of water, what are we not including in the hydrosphere?
Blood
200
Which type of volcano is mostly made up of cinders?
Cinder-cone volcanoes
200
The point on the surface where an earthquake takes place
Epicenter
200
The broken down segments of rock are called this.
Sediment
200
This variable is measured after each test.
Dependent Variable
200
This is what allows things to float or sink in water.
Density
300
Smoke and other toxic gases are a problem for this layer.
Atmosphere
300
This is a sleeping volcano that can still erupt.
Dormant
300
Name the three types of plate boundaries, and indicate which one leads to more destructive earthquakes.
Convergent, divergent, and transform (most destructive)
300
When igneous or sedimentary rock is exposed to high heat and pressure, it is transformed into a
Metamorphic rock
300
Daily Double
If I wake up earlier, I won't be late to school is an example of...
A hypothesis
300
New crust along with this land form are created at divergent boundaries.
Rift Valleys
400
Name the 5 mechanical layers of the geosphere. Starting from the outermost layer.
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Outer Core
Inner Core
400
This substance boils in magma and causes pressure to build and then erupt in volcanoes.
Water
400
Daily Double
When one converging plate moves underneath the other converging plate and forced back into the mantel.
Subduction
400
Which type of rock is the most abundant on earth?
Sedimentary Rock
400
Mr. Fitz wants to see what brand of dog treats his dog likes best.
The brand of treat is this variable.
Independent
400
Volcanic Islands are made from this type of volcanic eruption.
Hots Spots
500
Which layer of the earth is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field?
Outer Core
500
After a volcano erupts it can leave this bowl like structure behind.
A Caldera
500
Rocks are heated within the mantel, then rise to the surface, this causes the crust to move. Over time the older crust is forced back into the mantel to heat the rock back up and start the process again.
What process does this represent?
Convection Currents
500
What type of erosion is seen in this picture?
Wind
500
From the Myth Busters Video on viruses, what was the independent variable from their experiment?
The people who knew Adam was trying to spread germs (germaphobes)
500
Changes in temperature lead to changes in density. These changes lead to the movement of the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
Name this process.
Convection Currents