Telling Time
The 0 point longitude line
What is The Prime Meridian
This is the plate boundary where two plates collide into each other
This is the natural disaster where there is a split in the earth and lava erupts
What is a volcano
This is the wearing down of rocks at the Earth’s surface by the actions of wind, water, ice, and living things
What is weathering
What is the 6th planet from the sun in the solar system?
What is Saturn
This is how to calculate time zones
What is every 15 degrees to the right you add an hour, every 15 degrees to the left you subtract an hour
This is the plate boundary where two plates slide past one another
What is a transform boundary
This natural disaster is when plates slip away from each other and cause fault lines
What is an earthquake
This is the movement of sediments from one place to another
What is erosion
In what year was the first Apple Iphone released?
What is 2007
How many time zones are in the U.S. and what are their names?
What is 4 (Central, Pacific, Mountain, Eastern)
This is the plate boundary where two plates separate apart from one another
What is a divergent boundary
This natural disaster is caused by a great amount of energy originating from under the water
What is a Tsunami
This is when sediments are deposited, or dropped off, in a different location
What is deposition
How many bones are in the human body?
What is 206
If the time in Texas is currently 7:00PM, what is the time in California?
What is 5:00PM
Explain Continental drift theory
What is a theory that all continents were connected and drifted into their current locations over a long period of time
This instrument measures the intensity of earthquakes
What is a seismograph
Explain the difference between chemical and physical weathering
Physical weathering changes the structure of the rock
Chemical weathering changes the appearance on the rock (color)
How many elements are on the periodic table of elements?
What is 118
If Australia is 9 hours ahead of GMT, and Texas is 6 hours behind GMT...What is the time in Australia if it is currently 5:00PM in Texas on September 20th?
What is 8:00AM on September 21st
Explain what the most likely result of each plate boundary is...
Divergent - Rift Valleys/Volcanos
Convergent - Mountains/Volcanos
Transform - Earthquakes
This is the name for the 1-10 range that earthquakes are measured on
What is the Richter Scale
What is the region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals and bacteria
What is the Biosphere
What is the least common blood type in America?
What is AB Negative