Rocks & Minerals
The process by which rocks form from other rocks and materials
The most recent supercontinent to exist on Earth
What is Pangaea?
The color shift displayed by all galaxies in our universe
A problem that our air filters were designed to address
What is a tornado?
A type of rock formed when an existing rock is exposed to high heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock?
The two types of crust
What is continental and oceanic?
The impact on a planet of having a highly elliptical orbit
What is, extreme seasons?
The number of Earths needed to sustain the lifestyle of the average America
What is 5?
The low-pressure center of a hurricane
A type of rock formed when small pieces of rocks or sediments compact
What is sedimentary rock?
The boundary at which mountains form
What is convergent boundary?
What is eccentricity?
The environmental impacts of landscaping
What is, Aesthetic landscaping often means removing species that are native to an ecosystem and introducing nonnative species that can become invasive simply because the latter is “prettier” than the former. This can destabilize ecosystems and harm other species.
The characteristic used to classify hurricanes
A type of rock formed when magma cools and crystallizes
What is igneous rock?
What is the crust and upper mantle?
How redshift serves as evidence for the Big Bang Theory
What is, Redshift occurs when an object is moving away from the observer, causing a change in the perceived frequency of light. Redshift has been detected in the universe, indicating that things are moving away from us and that the universe is expanding. This supports the Big Bang Theory’s claim that the universe was once super dense and then expanded.
The aspect of our planet protected by the Montreal Protocol
What is the ozone layer?
The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
What is the troposphere?
How well a mineral resists breakage
The process by which plates move, the discovery of which helped support Continental Drift Theory
The life cycle of a star in chronological order
Main Sequence, White Dwarf, Red Giant, Nebula
What is Nebula → Main Sequence → Red Giant → White Dwarf?
What is CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)?
The formation of a tornado
a) The funnel touches the ground.
b) thunderstorm forms in a cumulonimbus cloud.
c) Air begins to move horizontally due to changes in wind speed and direction.
d) Cold air is pushed towards the ground and begins to swirl.
e) The funnel of air increases in size and stretches towards the ground.
f) Swirling air in the cloud sucks warm air up from the ground.
What is b, c, d, f, e, a?