What are the four main layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What are three things that tectonic plates cause?
Form a volcano, earthquake, tsunami, form mountains, form a fault line
What are the three other types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
What type of weathering causes rocks to rust?
What is the highest grossing movie of all time?
Avatar
What is the most commonly found element in the Earth's crust?
Oxygen
What was the name of the supercontinent that split up millions of years ago (if you spell it correctly, I'll give you double points)
Pangaea
What is the hardest type of rock?
Metamorphic
What are two ways that erosion can occur?
Water, wind, ice, and gravity
What year did the Titanic sink? (closest answer wins)
What two spheres determine what happens on the surface of the Earth?
Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
What kind of plate movement creates volcanoes?
Constructive
What is the weakest type of rock?
Sedimentary
Water finding its way into a rock and cracking it is an example of what type of weathering?
Physical
What person has the most followers on Instagram?
Cristiano Ronaldo
True or False: As humans, we have reached the mantle of the Earth.
False; we have only reached the crust.
What is the fault line that goes through California called?
San Andreas Fault
True or False: One type of rock can transform into another type over millions of years.
True
How does deposition relate to erosion?
Deposition is where all the material from erosion ends up; where it is deposited.
What is the capital of Singapore?
Singapore
What two elements make up the majority of the Earth's core?
Iron and Nickel
What kind of plate movement created the Rocky Mountains?
Destructive
What is an example of an igneous rock?
Granite, basalt, obsidian, etc. (will look up answers if it is not on here)
What does organic matter mean?
Anything that is living or was living at one point; it is made up of carbon.
What is the longest-running animated TV show in the United States?
The Simpsons