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A #EarthScience review
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1
Alfred Wegener noticed that the continents looked like
rocks
candy
pieces of a broken puzzle
Tenafly
2
Mt. Everest is located in
Asia
USA, USA,USA!
Europe
South America
3
Who wins the Quidditch World Cup in book 4?
Bulgaria
Ireland
4
Why is the inner core solid?
Because of the great pressure of the layers above it
Because it is!
5
What cooking item did Ms. B compare the Earth's mantle to?
Chocolate!
Salad...ew
Butter
Slim Jims
6
Water covers
25% of the Earth
0% of the Earth
75% of the Earth
60% of the Earth
7
Earthquakes happen all the time but you usually
can't feel them
feel them!
8
Earth is a planet
False
True
9
Where does Harry live in the Dursley's home?
With Dudley
In a cupboard under the stairs
In the guest house
10
The lowest point on the Earth is
Mr. Lee's Trench
Marianas Trench
Messa Trench
Kuril Trench
11
Some believe magma moves the plates like a conveyor belt
False
True
12
When is the test?
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tomorrow
What test?!
13
Earth's continental plates sit on magma
False
True
14
Continental Drift Theory states that the 7 continents were once one...
False
True
15
What is the name of the ghost who haunts the girl's bathrooms in Hogwarts?
Moaning Myrtle
Screaming Sarah
Irate Isabelle!
Whimpering Wendy
16
Alfred Wegener created the Continental Drift Theory which stated...
The continents were moved by plates
The continents were once one
The continents were alive
The continents were unmovable
17
What is the rotational tilt of the Earth?
27 degrees
500 degrees
23.5 degrees
360 degrees
18
Volcanoes: A mountain or hill that has a crater which releases lava, gas, and rock
True
False
19
What is the shape of Earth's core?
A sphere
A square
20
Glacial Striations are scratches on rocks left by glaciers
False
True
21
Alfred Wegener called the supercontinent
Pangaea
Pansuper
Peterpan
Pan
22
The highest point on the Earth is
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Sanford
Mt. Everest
Mt. Tenafly
23
When lava cools
It turns into magma
Magic happens
Rocks form.
It chills.
24
Mt. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in
79 AD
87 BC
1920
2001
25
What position does Harry play in Quidditch?
Seeker
Sweeper
Quaffle
Chaser
26
The plates movements cause
Natural Disasters
Both!
Landforms
27
Volcanoes eruptions happen when pressure builds inside a volcano and magma explodes out
False
True
28
The Earth's crust is made of
Magma
Lava
Iron
Rocks and Minerals
29
What was the main reason people did not believe Alfred Wegener's theory?
He had no evidence
He could not explain how the continents moved
30
How old is the Earth?
3,000 years.
1 day old
4.5 million years
4.5 billion years
31
How did Alfred Wegener die?
He froze!
He didn't...
He drowned
32
Pangaea existed
1 million years ago
250 million years ago
1,000 years ago
Yesterday
33
Where is Pompeii?
China
New Jersey
New York
Italy
34
The mantle is solid but what makes it able to flow?
The cold
The heat
35
How much do plates move a year?
5 inches
1 inch
1 centimeter
1 mile
36
A natural disaster is a natural event that causes great damage or loss of life.
True
False
37
Who decides where the children will be housed in Hogwarts?
Dumbledore
Mr. Lee
The Sorting Broom
The Sorting Hat
38
The other scientist of the time thought Alfred Wegener was
A nice guy
A crazy man
An interesting man
A cool dude
39
The Earth's crust is the
Thickest layer
Thinnest layer
40
Weathering is the process that
Moves small rock pieces
Breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
41
Alfred Wegener is now known as a
Brilliant man!
Not a smart guy...
Eh...
42
How did the continents drift apart?
They just do...
They don't
Gravity
Plate Tectonics
43
Lava is molten rock that escapes form a volcano
True
False
44
Erosion is when running water, wind, waves, or glaciers pick up dirt and rocks and MOVES them
False
True
45
Pangaea means
Baby Earth
Entire Earth
Small Earth
Big Earth
46
What was Alfred Wegener's book called?
Origin of Plate Tectonoics
The Origin of Continents and Oceans
Harry Potter and the Broken Continents
Origin of Pangaea
47
The Theory of plate tectonics states that Earth's crust is made up of blocks called plates.
False
True
