Plate Tectonics
What is the name of when two plate boundaries push into each other?
Convergent plate boundaries.
What type of cloud made Earth?
Molecular clouds
What is the name of the natural hazard that spews lava?
Volcanos
What is it called when objects are lazy?
Inertia
What is it called when air moves up and down because of heat?
Convection
What is made when 2 plate boundaries are pulled apart?
New crust, or trenches/mid-ocean ridges
How did Earth get water?
It got hit by asteroids with water in them.
If you were about to be hit by a tsunami, where would you go?
High and dry.
What is the name of the force that makes things float?
Buoyancy
Why is metal a better conductor of heat?
It has loose atoms that bounce off each other, speeding the heating process.
What is the smallest plate in the world?
The Juan de Fuca plate.
How was the moon made?
It was created when Theia and Earth collided.
What are the precursor events of volcanoes?
Seismic activity, ground deformation, and gas.
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Weight changes based on gravity.
If you leave a cup of hot water for some time, why does it become cold?
It becomes cold because the atom stops moving in the water.
What was the goal of the Glomar Challenger?
To collect rocks near the mid-ocean ridge.
What was the speed of the planet that hit the Earth, making the moon?
9.3 kilometers per second.
What is the least deadly earthquakes, volcanoes or a tsunami?
A volcano ( occurs less and usually happens under water)
What is the equation of gravity? (on Earth)
9.8m/s2
When you touch chocolate with your hand, why does it melt?
It melts because the heat from your hads speed up the atoms, making them fast, and at one point they move so fast they break their formation.
What is the average hertz of an earthquake?
1-10 hertz.
What is the name of the cloud that made Earth?
(It has an actual name)
Solar Nebula
How many people died in the eruption of Pompeii?
2000 or it could be 16000 regional deaths.
What is the equation of gravity on the Moon?
1.62m/s2
Why does an iceberg have more thermal energy than a boiling pot?
It has more because it has way more molecules in an iceberg.