Landforms
Can you name the three kinds of volcanoes?
(Pompeii)
Cinder Cone, Stratovolcano, Shield Volcano
If a mass of land is closer to the ______, it will be a much hotter temperature than in other places
(Latitude)
Equator
California is located overtop of two of earth's plates. What will happen if the pull apart? *Bonus points if you can name the line where they meet*
(Los Angeles)
Earthquake (San Andreas Fault)
These are primarily used in construction environments, but can also be seen around schools
(Traffic)
Pylons
What fictional characters are often depicted with green faces, and riding brooms?
(Hermione)
Witches
Hawaii is made up of many of these landforms. (Bonus points if you can use the complex term for a group of them)
(Hawaii)
Islands (in a group/chain - Archipelago)
When you live underground like they do in Coober Pedy, Australia, why would you not have to pay for home renovations?
(Dirt)
Because you can dig into the walls and make whatever you want
In the Wizard of Oz, what is the natural disaster that take Dorothy to the land of Oz?
(Kansas)
A Tornado
These delicious vegetables are used to make pies for special occasions
(Whipped Cream?)
Pumpkins
These creatures resemble half of a human and half of another creature, and if you are bitten by one then you will become one.
(Full Moon)
Werewolf(ves)
The "Rockies" is a term that refers to the biggest landform of this type in Canada
(British Columbia)
The Rocky Mountains
Why would the residents of Tristan da Cunha have to rely on farming for their food?
(Volcano)
It takes 18 days (or 3 weeks) for boats to get there
A long chain of volcanoes, responsible for this disaster, stretches from the West Coast of North America to the East Coast of Asia is called the _______?
(Johnny Cash)
Volcanic Eruption; The Ring of Fire
Can you name this underwater character, and the fruit that his orange home resembles?
(Who lives in a _____ under the sea?)
Spongebob & a Pineapple
Casper belongs to this group of creatures who are said to be excellent at haunting
(BOO!)
Ghosts
How does a glacier create a valley?
(Glacier)
It's so heavy that when gravity pulls it down, it breaks the rock underneath it
For double the points - if you lived in Oymyakon, Siberia, why would you leave your car running or be using an outhouse? (hint; they have the same answer)
(Blizzard)
So that the car or plumbing doesn't freeze
This disaster is more likely to happen on top of mountains, or in very cold environments
(Snow)
Avalanche
This sporting object is the focus of a game that saw it's championship parade in Toronto in 2019.
(Kawhi Leonard)
A Basketball
Transylvania is home to this famous vampire.
(Bats)
Dracula
Roughly, what is one of the two ways that a mountain or volcano could form?
(Mountain)
1) Tectonic Plates crashing into each other pushes the Earth's surface up, creating mountains
2) Magma leaks through the Earth's surface and cools in the water. This process repeats over hundreds and thousands of years to become a volcano.
(If you came up with another, I'll accept that)
In Ontario, we've learned to adapt to our environment, can you name 3 of the ways that we've done this?
(Toronto)
There's no '1' answer!
What is the difference between a Hurricane, and a Tornado?
(Aquaman)
Hurricanes are closer to the sea/water, and Tornadoes happen on dry, flat land
This ball of gas is necessary for all life on the planet earth, and is far too bright to stare directly at
(Soleil)
The Sun
Green, Purple, Black, and Orange are thematic colours in October. Can you name something for all of these colours? If you can, your team will receive DOUBLE POINTS
(Spooky)
There is no '1' answer!