GEO
In the Geo Exposition, you will explore the planet
Earth and its immediate vicinity!
1.
MAPS LIE
Use the string to mark the journey from iQLANDIA to
San Francisco. Which places do you fly over
on the globe and on the map? Why are they different?
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2.
3.
THE LEVEL IS RISING
Which cities would disappear under
the water surface if the global sea level
rose by 50 m? Give at least 3 examples
of such cities:
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OCEAN CURRENTS
What does warmer water
do around the heating element
submerged in the water?
4.
SHELLS ON TH
E YOLK
Combine the in
dividual contin
ents to make
a model of the
Pangea superc
ontinent which
existed 200 mill
io
n
ye
ar
s ago.
Which part of th
e landmass trav
eled furthest
to its currentlo
cation?
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Are the contine
nts still moving?
(continental dri
ft)
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5.
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to the right
to the left
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backwards
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it accelerates forwards
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to the north.
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When riding
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6.
A
FFECT
GLASSHOUSEreEwould the surface of the Earth
tu
What tempera
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no atmosphere
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be if there was
des the sunray
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uch higher as th
m
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ld
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mperature.
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re would be
The temperatu
arth's surface.
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flecte
retains heat re
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C
7.
JUMP ON THE MOON
An inclined plane simulates gravity on the Moon.
In comparison to the Earth, the gravitational force
on the Moon is (select one of the choices).
The same
Stronger
Weaker
None