Solar System
What is the fourth planet from the Sun?
Mars
Which unit of time is defined by the Earth revolving around the Sun?
A year
Name the type of rock made by sediments.
Sedimentary
The Crust
How many students are on the roll?
28
Which object in the Solar System was demoted from being a planet in 2006?
Pluto
What is the name of the imaginary line that the Earth revolves around?
The axis
What are sediments?
Small particles of rocks
Inner Core
Which student is 8th on the roll?
Dean
Which is the second largest planet in the Solar System?
Saturn
How many moon phases are there?
8
Which rock type begins as one of the other two types?
Metamorphic
As you get deeper in the Earth, which layer is the first to be made of metal?
Outer core
What student has the shortest surname?
What was the old model of the Solar System with Earth at its centre called?
Geocentric Model
How are high and low tides caused?
The gravitational pull of the moon and Sun attracts the water on Earth. When they are lined up it is hide tide and low tide when they are perpendicular.
Which rock type comes from the Ancient Greek word for fire?
Igneous
Which layer makes up most of the Earth's volume?
The mantle
Which letter is the most common initial for surnames in the class?
Bonus 100 points: How many surnames?
R, 4
What is the name of the Solar System model that is currently the most accepted?
Heliocentric model
Explain how the seasons are caused.
Due to the tilt of the Earth's axis, one hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun and experiences Summer. The other is tilted away and is colder.
Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
Sedimentary
Which two metals make up most of the Earth's core?
Iron and nickel
Who has the highest attendance in Science (for science classes)?
Eamon