Lab Safety
What shoes should be worn in the lab?
Closed-toed shoes
What is S.C.U.B.A?
Self,contained, underwater, breathing, apparatus
In total, how many main layers are in the earth?
3
The prime meridian divides the earth into how many parts?
2
What did Charles Wilkes spend 4 years exploring?
The southern ocean
Where should flammable materials NEVER be disposed of?
In a heat source
What is the Chronometer?
It allowed sailors to determine their exact longitude and travel longer distances
Which part of the core is liquid?
outer core
The equator divides into how many parts?
2
Who visited the deepest part of the ocean for the 2nd time in 2012?
James Cameron
How are we supposed to smell chemicals?
By creating a fan motion to sweeep the fumes to your nose
T or F
ROV's are attached to a cord and can be pre-programmed?
false
Which layer is like plastic under pressure?
The asthenosphere
0 degrees latitude is also called the...
Equator
Who invented the magnetic compass in 1125?
The Chinese
What kind of gloves should be worn in a lab?
A.nitrile gloves
B.latex gloves
C. it depends on the chemicals that are being handled
C
What is an example of a divergent plate boundary?
mid-ocean ridges
How thick is the crust?
about 5km
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western hemisphere is....
The Prime Meridian
What star was used for navogation around the mediterranean?
The Phoenician Star
Which of the following statements is true?
A. avoid wearing contact lenses in the lab, particularly when dealing with chemicals
B. earphones can be worn as long as you are careful
C. dangling and dazzling jewellery is acceptable in the lab
A
What is convection? How does it move?
A forec that makes magma in the earth's mantlemove, due to heating and cooling.
-cool=sinks toward the core
-heats=rises toward the upper mantle/crust
What does the core consist of?
iron, nickel and sulfur
The imaginary lines that run from the North pole to the South pole are...
Lines of Longitude
In 1522, Ferdinand magellan sailed across what to discover the philippine islands?
The pacific