stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Know any Earth Science? Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Know any Earth Science?
Know any Earth Science?
14 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1,243 plays
Used in my Honors Earth Science as a fun way to assess prior knowledge.
Flashcards
14 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
14
Answers
1
From base to top, what is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Fuji
2
Di-hydrogen monoxide is responsible for 1000's of deaths and billions of $ in damage each yr.
Hydrogen peroxide
Water
Rat Poison
Baking soda
3
During a tornado, people should do what with the windows?
open them
close them
forget about them
4
The Moon’s gravity is 1/6 of Earth’s. If your mass on Earth is 60 kg, what is it on the moon?
10kg
60kg
0kg
1kg
5
Dinosaurs lived toward the very beginning of Earth's histoy.
False
True
6
What is the largest desert in the world?
Kalahari
Antarctica
Sonoran
Sahra
7
What is the leading cause of death during a hurricane?
Human vs. Human in the aftermath
The Wind Speed
Storm Surge/Flooding
Flying Debris
8
Which is the brightest object in the night sky for the northern hemisphere?
Venus
The Sun
Sirius A
North Star (polaris)
9
The largest volcanic eruption in the past 2.5 million years occurred at which volcano?
Yellowstone
Mt. McKinley
Hawaii
Mt. St. Helens
10
What is the weather phenomena, which results in the most human deaths each year.
hail
tornadoes
floods
hurricanes
11
Which state in the U.S., has had the largest earthquakes?
Missouri
Washington
California
Alaska
12
What other geologic disasters cause the most massive tsunamis?
Earthquakes
Landslides
asteroid impacts
none of the above cause tsunami
13
Where is the deepest point on earth (not man-made)?
Dead Sea
Mariana Trench
Death Valley
Grand Canyon
14
When water boils, what are the bubbles made of?
Water
Oxygen
Hydrogen gas
Carbon Dioxide