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100

What is the name of of the tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other? 

Divergent

100

What type of rock is formed when magma cools?

Igneous Rock

100

All of the living things found on Earth are part of what sphere?

Biosphere

100
How was the channel on Mars formed?

liquid water/flowing water

100

Approximately, how many years ago was Pangea still all connected? 

250 thousand

250 million

250 billion

250 million years ago

200

What is the name of the tectonic plate boundary where both plates slide past each other, side by side?

Transform

200

What type of rock is formed from Heat and Pressure?

Metamorphic Rock

200

All of the gases that surround Earth are part of one sphere?

Atmosphere

200

Why is it important to find evidence of current or past water on Mars?

Water is needed to support life. Perhaps Mars once had living organisms. 
200

What was Mr. Dowd's favorite sport to play?

Soccer

300

What is the name of a large destructive ocean wave? Often caused by underwater earthquakes?

Tsunami

300

When tiny sediments are squeezed together, this process is called?

Compaction

300

All of the water (Ice, Liquid and water vapor gas) that is found on and around planet Earth is part of what sphere?

Hydrosphere

300
Describe the shape of the channel on Mars:

Curvy and branching, similar to river of water on Earth

300

What two things are needed to create an argument that supports a claim?

Evidence and Reasoning

400
We learned about a species of extinct dinosaur that could not swim, yet its fossils were found on both South America, and Africa (separated by an ocean). What was the name of the dinosaur?

Mesosaurus 

400

When tiny sediments are glued together to from sedimentary rock, this process is called?

Cementation

400
All of the rocky material that makes up the Earth or any planet is part of what sphere?

Geosphere

400

If the channel on Mars was formed from flowing lava instead of flowing water, then what type of rock should the rover have found?

Igneous

400
What is Mr. Dowd's son's name?

Cody

500

What type of plate boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Divergent

500

What specific type of rock is easy to cut, and often used by sculptors to make statues?

Marble

500

List all Four Spheres that make up Earth as a system:

Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere

500

The curiosity rover took pictures of a type of rock found at the mouth of the channel on Mars. What type of rock was it?

Sedimentary

500

What type of plate boundary is most responsible for creating large underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis? Be Specific!

Subduction