History of Earth
What are the traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago?
fossils
yes
What is the area of the USA where most tornadoes occur?
Are earthquakes easy or hard to predict?
hard
Is it true or false that most human energy comes from fossil fuels?
true
When looking at rock layers, which are the oldest?
bottom layers
What is molten rock beneath the surface of Earth?
magma
What is molten rock above the surface of Earth?
lava
How can families prepare for tornadoes?
multiple answers
Is coal a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
nonrenewable resource
What kind of change is a glacier—catastrophism or uniformitarianism?
uniformitarianism
What is a natural hazard that causes widespread injury, death, and damage?
natural disaster
natural hazard
Are hurricanes easy or hard to predict?
easy
Is hydroelectric a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
renewable resource
What kind of change is a volcano—catastrophism or uniformitarianism?
catastrophism
What is the fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic materials that result from some volcanic eruptions?
pyroclastic flow
What are the rotating thunderstorms that can form into tornadoes?
supercells
How can cities prepare for hurricanes?
multiple answers
Are natural resources distributed evenly across Earth?
no
How old is Earth?
4.5 billion years
What natural hazard might result from an earthquake or volcanic eruption in the middle of the ocean?
tsunami
What kind of natural hazard would be common along a river?
flood
What are the collective efforts to reduce or prevent injury, death, and damage from natural disasters?
mitigation
Where does almost all energy on Earth originate from?
Sun