In Earth science what is the zone called where an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate.
What is a subduction zone
100
From which of the 4 cardinal directions do cold fronts come from.
What is north
100
What is the layer of soil that is best for agriculture because it contains most of the nutrients in soil.
What is topsoil.
100
Who was the scientist that came up with the Theory of Evolution
Who is Charles Darwin
100
Sean Tuttle would have the most potential energy if he was sitting on which of the following surfaces.
Floor, Science Table top, Top of School Bleechers, Gym Roof
What is the gym roof
200
In a convergent zone how do plates move in relationship to one another.
What is they collide or crash together
200
Other than cooler temperatures what weather usually comes with a cold front.
What is precipitation (Rain, show, sleet, hail)
200
What is a triangle shaped deposit of sediments often found where a river or stream enters a lake or ocean.
What is a delta
200
What uninhabited island did Darwin go to in order to study animals uninfluenced by human activities.
What are the Galapagos Islands
200
On a normal roller coaster where the roller coaster is only pulled up the first hill, will the roller coaster have the most kinetic energy at the bottom of the first, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th hill.
What is the first hill
300
At a transform fault how do plates move in relationship to one another.
What is parallel
300
What is the very specific name of the wind belt we live in
What is the Prevailing Westerlies
300
Which of the 3 categories of rock does the Law of Superposition apply to.
What is Sedimentary
300
Name 2 specific species of organisms that Darwin studied which helped him come up with his theory of evolution
What finches and moths
300
Is the echolocation used by dolphins, bats, and whales an example of refraction, reflection, diffraction, or respiration.
What is reflection
400
Which 2 of the following is produced at a subduction zone. Earthquakes, mountains, new plates, volcanoes
What are earthquakes and volcanoes
400
What is the only cloud that produces thunder, lightning, hail, and tornadoes.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud.
400
What 2 forces cause sedimentary and igneous rocks to become metamorphic.
What are heat and pressure
400
Dinosaurs and humans were not on the earth at the same time. About how many million years did dinosaurs and humans miss each other by. Is it 15, 30, 45, or 60.
What is 60 million years
400
Is white light being broken into the ROY G BIV colors by a glass prism an example of reflection, refraction, diffraction, or respiration.
What is refraction
500
What do we call the volcanic feature where over millions of years a line of volcanoes is made as a plate moves over an area of rising magma. The oldest volcano is at one end of the line, the youngest volcano at the other end of the line. Hawaii and Yellowstone National park are examples of this.
What is a Hot Spot
500
A low pressure system located in Iowa today is most likely to be in which of the following states the next day. Florida, Ohio, California, Maine.
What is Ohio
500
If we are having trouble with soil erosion what is the best natural thing we can use to hold the soil in place.
What are plants or plant roots.
500
Missing links are very important to the theory of evolution. They show one category of organism evolving into another. The best missing link we have shows reptiles evolving into birds. What is the name or the organism that represents this missing link.
What is Archaeopteryx
500
If I can hear Dakota Hagans whining like a little girl up by the office while I sit in science class is that and example of reflection, refraction, diffraction, or respiration.