Earth Science Trivia
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The supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago, containing all of Earth's landmasses joined together.
- Gondwana
- Pangaea
- Laurasia
- Rodinia
Ranging from Category 1 to Category 5, this rating system classifies hurricanes by sustained wind speed and potential damage.
- Saffir-Simpson Scale
- Fujita Scale
- Richter Scale
- Beaufort Scale
This is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more area than all the land combined.
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
This instrument records ground motion during earthquakes and was invented in 1880 by John Milne in Japan.
- Seismograph
- Barometer
- Accelerometer
- Magnetometer
This molten rock flowing down a mountainside during an eruption creates rivers of fire that can reach temperatures over 2,000°F.
- Lava
- Magma
- Pyroclast
- Tephra
This scale, ranging from 1 to 10, measures a mineral's resistance to scratching, with talc at the bottom and diamond at the top.
- Richter scale
- Beaufort scale
- Mohs hardness scale
- Mercalli scale
The rotation of this massive Atlantic ocean current helps steer hurricanes and keeps Western Europe warmer than other regions at similar latitudes.
- Labrador Current
- Gulf Stream
- North Atlantic Drift
- Canary Current
This percentage represents roughly how much of Earth's surface is covered by oceans.
- 50%
- 60%
- 71%
- 85%
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