Latitude and Longitude
Earth Layers
Volcanoes
Lab Safety
General Vocabulary
100

What is located at 0 degrees latitude? 

The Equator

100

How many layers does Earth have? 

4

100

Are all volcanoes in Hawaii active?

No

100

What should you have on your eyes?

Goggles

100

What does GPS stand for? 

Global Positioning System

200

What is located at 0 degrees longitude?

Prime Meridian

200

Which layer is the most dense? 

Inner core

200

Describe a hot spot

A region deep within the Earth's mantle from which hot plumes rise upward, forming volcanoes on the overlying crust. 

200

Why shouldn't you run? 

You can hurt yourself or someone else
200

What does ROV stand for? 

Remote Operated Vehicle

300

Which way do latitude lines go? 

North and South

300

Which layer is the least dense? 

Crust

300

How can we predict when a volcano will erupt? 

Cracking or sinking of the ground, surface getting hotter, slight inflation or swelling, etc

300

What do you need to put out a fire? 

Fire extinguisher

300

What is a chronometer?

A portable timekeeping device used for determining longitude at sea. 

400

Which way do latitude lines go? 

East and West

400

Name the Earth layer's

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
400

What makes a volcano inactive?

When magma from the Earth's mantle can no longer reach the volcano

400

Can you wear open toe sandals in the lab? 

No

400

What does AUV stand for? 

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

500

What is latitude and longitude lines measured by? 

Degrees

500

What is the outermost layer? 

Crust

500

What is the most active volcano? 

Kilavea

500

Why shouldn't you eat or drink?

It can be mixed with chemicals that could harm you.

500

What is a pangea? 

A super continent that incorporates all the landmasses on earth