6th graders have rocks for brains
define sediments
small pieces of earth materials such as rocks and shells
describe a transform plate boundary
double points if you know if this plate boundary creates, destroys or neither lithospheric plates.
tectonic plates that slide past each other
neither
Name the planets in order from the sun
Double points if can name planet you are on now.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune AND PLUTO cause team Pluto.
Earth
Define aquifer
Double points if you can describe how to create one in a tube
earth material that allows water to pass through it and collect
sand, clay on bottom then add water
to break
rupt
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Double points if can name what we use everyday that is technically sedimentary rock.
sediments are pressed together usually from the weight of material above it
oil
describe a divergent plate boundary
double points if you know if this plate boundary creates, destroys or neither lithospheric plates.
two plates moving away from each other
creates
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
Double points if can name the moon phase right now
About a month (28 days)
full moon
Define aquitard
double points if can name an Earth material that is an aquitard
blocks the flow of water
clay
Why was the Nile important to Egypt?
Double points if you can describe a delta.
The flood fed the agriculture and creates good farming soil.
when a river expands into many branches creating a wetland
How is igneous rock formed?
lava or magma cools with no pressure
Describe convergent plate boundary
double points if you know if this plate boundary creates, destroys or neither lithospheric plates.
two plate moving towards each other
destroys
Name the smallest planet, largest planet and the only planet known to have life
Define renewable resource
double if can give an example
a resource that is replenished before humans can use it up
water, wood
Most funnest class ever!
Stop lying.
How is metamorphic rock formed?
extreme heat and pressure
Define plate tectonics and what two things cause it.
the lithospheric plates moving due to gravity and convection
Which planet comes the closest to Earth?
Double points if can name planet that on average is closer.
Venus
Mercury because Venus is usually on the other side of the Sun.
Define nonrenewable resource
double if can name an example
a resource that can be used up by humans before more can be made
petroleum, copper
Which are equivalent ratios:
3/4, 6/9 or 9/12
3/4 and 9/12
How is granite formed and what kind of rock is it?
igneous rock
Who came up with continental drift and what is it?
Alfred Wagner, the theory that the continents have moved over geological time
What is the name of the only Earth spacecraft that has left the solar system?
Voyager
What cause the lithospheric plates to move and define the things that cause this.
gravity (force that pulls one object to another) and convection (transfer of thermal energy)
What cause the lithospheric plates to move AND define each thing that causes the plates to move.
gravity (force that pulls one object to another) and convection (transfer of thermal energy)