WHY
DO
WE
HAVE
FINALS
100
What island chain is an example of a hotspot
What is Hawaii
100
Plates of lithosphere are moved around by what
What is convection cells
100
When two oceanic plates collide you get what
What is trenches
100
Deep depressions on the ocean floor all called what
What is trenches (Mariana Trench)
100
How long does it take the suns light to reach us.
What is 8min
200
What is the speed of light
What is 299 792 458 m/s
200
What type of plate boundary looks like this <----- ---->
What is divergent
200
What makes a species
What is the ability to mate and reproduce fertile offspring
200
Tectonic plates are made of rigid what
What is lithosphere
200
How do we know what the earth is made of
What is geological surveys
300
What do scientists call unstable isotopes
What is radioactive
300
What lies below the lithosphere
What is asthenosphere
300
What type of plate boundary is this ^ \/
What is transform
300
What percent of fe is in the earths core
What is 80%
300
What is uniformitarianism
What is the belief that the changes in the earth happened over time and are still happening today
400
Why is the oceanic crust younger
What is it is constantly being replaced
400
How long is the suns lifespan
What is 10billion years
400
What percent of the earths atmosphere is oxygen
What is 21%
400
What is selective breeding
What is when humans breed plants or animals based on desired traits
400
Continent to continent collisions form what
What is mountains
500
How many tectonic plates are there
What is 12
500
Oceanic to continental crust collisions form what
What is subduction zones
500
What element is most abundant in the earths core
What is iron
500
Where is volcanism mostly focused
What is the gaps I betweens the tectonic plates
500
How many light tears across is the Milky Way galaxy
What is 100,000