Space
Rock
Enviormental
Earth Systems
Weather
100
Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth?
What is No
100
What is melted rock called?
What is magma
100
What is the term for the complete disappearance of a species?
What is Extinction
100
What is the name of the world’s largest reef system?
What is the Great Barrier Reef
100
A thermometer is a device used to measure what?
What is Temperature
200
Does the Sun orbit the Earth?
What is No
200
In order for metamorphic rock to become igneous rock, what must happen?
What is melt, then cool
200
How do we categorize Earth's natural resources?
What is Renewable and Nonrenewable
200
What are Earths five spheres?
What is Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
200
What is climate?
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
300
Which EM radiation highlights heat?
What is Infrared
300
When igneous rock is weathered and eroded, what type of rock does it become?
What is sedimentary
300
What is oxygen depletion?
What is organisms consume the oxygen present in water. This reduces the oxygen content of the water.
300
What are the 3 R’s of recycling?
What is Reduce, reuse and recycle
300
What causes a storm surge
What is a hurricane
400
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Who is Neil Armstrong
400
Which type of rock is best for radiometric dating?
What is Igneous
400
What nitrogen containing chemical in artificial fertilisers can cause pollution?
What is Nitrate
400
What famous islands west of Ecuador were extensively studied by Charles Darwin?
What is the Galapagos Islands
400
What country experiences the most tornadoes?
What is the USA
500
Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?
What is Mars
500
Which of Earth's layers do tectonic plates move on top of?
What is Asthenosphere
500
How does municipal waste contribute to air pollution?
What is Municipal waste consists of organic matter. The decomposition of this under anaerobic conditions produces methane. Methane produces carbon monoxide on oxidation.
500
What is thermal expansion?
What is an increase in volume due to rising temp.
500
What is deposition (water)
What is the change from water vapor to ice