Cycles
Through what process does oxygen get returned into the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
How does a tsunami occur?
a) Strong winds blowing across the ocean surface
b) Underwater earthquakes that cause sudden movement of the seafloor
c) Heavy rainfall over coastal regions
d) Tides becoming higher during a full moon
b) Underwater earthquakes that cause sudden movement of the seafloor
What is the process by which heat energy moves from the Sun to Earth through space?
Radiation
Which gas, produced by both natural processes and human activity, is the most significant contributor to the enhanced greenhouse effect
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
What luxury brand is known for its iconic interlocking “C” logo?
Answer: Chanel
Which type of organism is responsible for converting nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into forms usable by plants?
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago?
Pangea
What type of heat transfer is responsible for the movement of magma in Earth’s mantle, driving plate tectonics?
Convection
Which sphere contains all organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live?
What character have both Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch played?
Sherlock Holmes
Name 3 places Carbon can be stored
Any of the following:
Rocks, fossil fuels like coal/oil/gas, sediments, the ocean, the atmosphere, living organisms (plants, animals, soil, organic matter etc.)
What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
Transform Boundary
Name three ways that carbon is released into the atmosphere.
Up to teacher discretion
What are 3 of the most common greenhouse gases?
Any from the following list:
Water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and halogen-bearing gases (like fluorocarbons).
The 2002 movie “8 Mile” is a semi-biographical story of what rapper?
Eminem
What is the name of the process by which dead plants and animals decay, releasing carbon back into the atmosphere?
Decomposition
Which kind of boundary exists between the Australian and Pacific plates?
Convergent, Divergent or Transform
{Answer: Divergent}
What depth of the Earth does the Asthenosphere start?
80-100Km
When plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen, which two global systems are interacting?
The biosphere and the atmosphere
‘Cacio e pepe’ is a staple of what Italian city’s cuisine?
Rome
What is denitrification?
The process where bacteria return nitrogen to the atmosphere.
The Earth's crust is thinnest under the _____________________ and thickest under the _____________________.
Thinnest under the ocean and thickest under the continents.
What is the depth of the Mariana trench as a percentage of the earth's radius? (to 1 decimal place)
a) 0.1% b)1.1% c) 0.6% d) 0.2%
d) 0.2%
What percentage of the atmosphere does the gas Argon take up?
(+/- 0.2%)
0.93% (approx. 0.9%)
Which metal is most commonly used for electrical wiring?
Copper