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