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100

A scientist uses are variety of instruments to measure the thickness of one of the Earth's tectonic plates (5 - 30km).
Would they measure with:
centimeters?
meters?
kilometers?

Kilometers

100

What does SHAQ stand for?

Squishy question
Hypothesis - correct, incorrect or inconclusive
Actually...
Question what you'd do differently

100
The measurement that describes a change in elevation in a landform's highest and lowest point is called

Elevation

100

Is there a standard height for a mountain?

No - mountains are just classified as being "higher" than the things around it. 

100

Which of these layers makes up one percent of the Earth?

The crust

200

All of the following are properties of the mantle except...

1) It contains the asthenosphere
2) It is the coolest layer
3) It makes up 66% of the Earth's mass
4) It lies above the Earth's core

"It is the coolest layer". Actually, the crust is the coolest layer.


200

There sphere that is made of abiotic factors such as soil and rocks is ...

geosphere

200

One property of the Earth's inner and outer core is that they make up approximately what percent of its' mass?

33%

200

There are two types of crust. What are they?

Continental and Oceanic
200

The french word for flat?

Plat

300

There are two layers of the Earth that are composed of nickel and iron. Which is the solid one?

The outer core

300
What does PCC stand for?

Problem, Criteria, Constraint

300

What is one property and one composition of the mantle?

___________________________________

300

There are four spheres. Name them. 

Geo, hydro, atmo, and biosphere

300

The crust and the top part of the mantle are also known as...

the lithosphere

400
Which of these is NOT part of the crust's composition?


Oceanic crust
Glacial Crust
Continental Crust

Glacial crust is not actually a thing 

400

What is the layer of the Earth that touches the four spheres?

the crust

400
Wind blowing trees around is an example of which two spheres working together?

Atmosphere and biosphere?

400

There are three layers of the mantle. What are they?

Lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mesosphere. 

400

Data that has to do with numbers (examples include height, weight)

quantitative

500

You would find all of these on a roadmap:

A index
A grid
A Legend
Topography Lines

Topography lines (that's a different type of map)

500

Rocks being slowly brown down by rain is an example of two spheres working together. Those spheres are the geosphere and the...

Hydrosphere

500

What is a prototype?

A model that you build to test an engineering idea

500

A good diagram needs three things. What are they?

A title, labels, and should be as large as your hand. 

500

the bottom of the mantle, it separates the mantle and the core

mesosphere