What is the most Volcanically active island on Earth?
Iceland
Explain what Tectonic Plates are.
They are the hard pieces of cooled down magma that make up the Earth's crust.
Explain the Engineering Cycle.
Study a problem.
Test a solution.
Study how it failed.
Try a better solution.
What should you bring to class everyday?
Your Notebook
What is the name of the acid used to dissolve Gold?
Aqua Regia.
What do you call Lava that is still underground?
Magma
What do you call the area where two plates meet?
a fault line
Is Water an Acid or a Base?
Neither. It's Neutral
What does S.T.E.M. stand for
Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
What is an invasive species?
A species of plant or animal that is no longer in its native habitat so it can reproduce unchecked.
What can happen is a volcano erupts underwater?
The cooling lava can form new islands.
What other natural disaster happens most often at a fault line?
Earthquakes
What is a Crucible?
a ceramic or stone container in which metals or other substances may be melted at high temperatures.
Who is this?
Ada Lovelace - The Countess of Numbers
What is Gallium?
A Silvery metal with a VERY low melting point.
What happened after Eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2010?
Huge ash clouds disrupted air travel to Europe for weeks.
What land feature is caused by two plates crashing into one another?
Mountain Ranges
How can you make Acid react faster?
Heating it up, or making it more concentrated.
If you're kind and polite. . .
. . . The world will be right.
What is an exothermic reaction?
A Chemical reaction that produces heat.
What is the name of the Italian city that was completely destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in the year 79?
Pompeii
What name do we give to the last time all of Earth's Landmasses formed one super continent
Pangea
What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?
Force = Mass x Acceleration
True or False - Mr. Proto is the coolest teacher in the school.
False - Mr. Proto is the coolest teacher in the world!
What is the hardest substance on earth?
Diamond