Foundations
Space
Earth's History
Weather & Climate
Miscellaneous Class Facts
100
How many centimeters make up 1 meter?
100 cm
100
True or False: High mass stars, not low mass stars, will have a supernova in their lifetime.
True
100
What type of volcano is very low to the ground, has very runny non-viscous lava, and covers a large area of land?
Shield Volcano
100
During which season do Hurricanes often occur?
Fall
100
What noise did Mt. St. Helens make when it erupted in a YouTube video?
Godzilla Noise
200
This property of matter describes the amount of space a material takes up.
Volume
200
With our current technology, which of these planets is in range to travel to? Choose an option A through D
Planet A - 14 Light years away, Planet B - 6 Light year away, Planet C - 2 Light Years, or None are close enough
D. It would take over 4000 years to get to the actual nearest solar system with the fastest man-made object
200
At the end of the Permian Period, the largest mass-extinction (where there was a GREAT amount of DYING) we have ever seen occurred. It was called "The Great ______."
Dying
200
50 degrees
300
Convert 200 grams (g) into Kilograms.
0.2 Kg
300
What color and phase is our sun?
Yellow Main-Sequence
300
What do we call the period of time that represents 95% of Earth's history?
Precambrian
300
What gas makes up the majority of emissions of Green-House Gases?
Carbon Dioxide
300
Who did Aiden draw on the board?
Kratos from God of War
400
What is the density of of an object with a volume of 300 cubic meters and a mass of 250 kg?
d = m/v
d = 250 Kg / 300 m
d = 0.83 Kg/m
400
What is the best evidence we have for the Earth's axial tilt?
The seasons changing
400
What current era of time are we in?
Cenozoic Era (Last 66 million years)
400
20 mph NW
400
What food was Mr. Ellison ORIGINALLY going to bring in instead of bagels?
Shish Kebabs
500
Explain how you could find the volume of an abnormally shaped object if you had a graduated cylinder filled with a certain amount of water.
Record the starting volume of the water, drop the object in and see how much the water level rises. Subtract the original volume in the cylinder from the new volume. V of object = New V - Original V
500
Explain in detail how people on Earth experience different seasons.
The Earth's axis tilts on average around 23 degrees. As a certain area of the Earth begins to point towards or away from the sun, the weather of a given region changes.
500
Explain the lag-time regarding seismic waves. Include the names of the waves and their relative timing.
S-P Lag Time is the gap between the initial P waves (forwards and back) and S Waves (side to side).
500
Describe the combination of conditions that are needed to form a Tornado.
Warm humid air mixes with cold dry air, and the cold air is pushed over the warm air. This creates an updraft, then the air must begin to spin and touchdown on the ground.
500
What three flavors of bagels did Mr. Ellison bring in before holiday break?
Blueberry, Asiago, Plain