Random Questions
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Weather/Measurement
Are you smarter than Ms. Shelton?
All Kinds of Stuff
100
Everything that remains constant during a test is what?
The Control
100
Name two key facts about the Precambrian period.
The crust is forming. The atmosphere forms. Bacteria is the first form of life.
100
What is the basic tool used to measure temperature and what are the units?
Thermometer (degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit)
100
The definition for _______ is the motion of molescules.
Temperature
100
At a ________ boundary, plates move apart.
Divergent
200
What is the formula for finding the volume of a regular solid?
V = L x W x H
200
The basic unit of temperature in the metric system is __________.
Degrees Celsius
200
The horizontal movement of air caused by differences in temperature is ___________.
Wind
200
Name 2 key facts about the Paleozoic period.
Pangaea. Fish and Amphibians are alive. Green plants are growing.
200
The Earth is approximately how many years old?
4.6 Billion years old
300
What rock forms from cooled magma or lava and means born of fire?
Igneous Rock
300
The basic unit of mass in the metric system is _______.
GRAMS
300
What basic tool is used to measure humidity and what are the units?
Hygrometer (%)
300
The one variable I can change as the scientist is the _________.
Independent variable
300
What is the formula for Density?
Density = Mass/Volume
400
Look at drawing A on the board. What is the thickest layer of earth called?
The mantle
400
A very large and powerful storm that usually begins over the Atlantic ocean and produces high winds and heavy rainfall.
A Hurricane
400
What is the correct abbreviation for degrees Celsius?
a degree circle up top and a capital C.
400
The basic unit of volume in the metric system is ________.
LITERS
400
Two plates come together to form a _________ boundary.
Convergent
500
Look at Drawing B on the board. Which rock looks like a chocolate chip cookie?
Sedimentary rock
500
A boundary where two plates slide past each other is a _________.
Transform boundary
500
What is the correct abbreviation for cubic centimeters?
lowercase cm with an exponent of 3
500
Name two key facts about the Mesozoic period.
Pangaea breaks up. Dinosaurs are alive. Mammals are alive.
500
Name three key facts about the Cenozoic period.
Human life began. Civilization began. Agriculture began.