Extra Credit Video Quiz
Journey to the Center of the Planet Earth
Watch this streaming video, and then take the Video Quiz for extra credit.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1cjho2_bbc-richard-hammonds-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-planet-1of2the-centre-of-the-planet-hdtv-x264-aac_shortfilms
1. According to the video, at what depth below the surface of the Earth you would not expect to find any
signs of human activities such as gas/water pipelines, electrical wiring etc.? (1 point)
2. What does the Earth's crust consist of? (1 point)
3. According to the video, what happened on March 11, 2011? (1 point)
4. According to the scientific estimates, how long from now would the cities of San Francisco and Los
Angeles be lined up side by side due to the movement along the San Andreas Fault in California? (1
point)
5. What did the geologist and the narrator of the video observe in the rocks at the Mount Diablo
Mountains in California? (1 point)
6. How big (in feet, across) is the permanent lava lake at Mount Nyiragongo Volcano in the East African Rift
Valley? (1 point)
7. Over what geologic feature is the country of Iceland situated? (1 point)
8. According to the video, in what ways, the Earth's magnetic field becomes visible to us? (1 point)
9. According to the scientists in the video, how do the animals like birds and turtles sense the Earth's
magnetic field and use it for migration purposes? (1 point)
10. What are the estimated temperature and pressure at the center of the planet Earth? (2 points)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-6rIDdDofg
Extra Credit Video Quiz
NOVA: Japan’s Killer Quake
1.
When did the tsunami-generating earthquake happen? Be specific! (1 point)
2.
What was the magnitude of this earthquake on Richter Scale? (1 points)
3.
How far (in miles) was the epicenter of this devastating earthquake from the Japanese
coastline? (1 point)
4.
Which tectonic plates (names and boundary type, i.e. divergent, transform, convergent etc.)
involved in creating this massive earthquake? Which plate is Japan situated on? (2 points)
5.
How long did the ground-shaking from the earthquake last? (1 point)
6.
How many aftershocks occured following the main event? Why did they happen? (1 point)
7.
What is the name of the effect displayed as dirt pouring out of the underground, caused by the
earthquake? (1 points)
8.
9.
How fast can Primary (P) waves travel inside the earth? (1 point)
How fast can tsunami waves travel in deep ocean? Be specific! (1 point)
10.
List two major factors affecting the behavior of a tsunami. (1 point)
11.
What is the name of Japanese town with good tsunami defenses? (1 point)
12.
Why did the 30-foot high tsunami defense wall in this town fail? (1 point)
13.
What was the height of the tsunami waves reaching Hawaii? (1 point)
14.
How long did it take for the tsunami waves to reach the California coast? (1 point)
15.
What caused the failure of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant? Be specific (1 point)
16.
What caused the explosions in the nuclear power plant? (2 points)
17.
Which area in the United States could potentially experience a similar event as it happened in
Japan? Be specific! (1 point)
Planet Earth Videos
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Planet Earth: ICE WORLDS
1)
What does terra incognito mean?
2)
What percent of the world’s ice is found at Antarctica?
3)
Why are the snow petrels at risk when they are breeding in the bare rock?
4)
Where is most of the bare rock found in Antarctica?
5)
How far do the humpback whales travel & what are they coming for?
6)
What other creatures travel to Antarctica & why do they come?
7)
What happens once the female emperor penguins lay their egg & where do they go & how long
is the male in charge of tending the egg?
8)
What makes the arctic different from Antarctica?
9)
When musk oxen break the ice, what are they searching for?
10)
What carnivores attempt to steal oxen calves from the herd?
11)
How long are polar bears under the snow?
12)
What happens in the spring to the ice of the arctic & how does it affect the polar bears?
13)
Why do auks look for bare rock & how are they different from the Antarctic penguins?
14)
How many hours of sunlight does the arctic receive in the summer months?
15)
Why do the open-nesting birds attack herbivores like reindeer?
16)
What do polar bears primarily eat?
17)
Why are walruses called true amphibians?
18)
Why can’t the largest land carnivore pick off a walrus & what eventually happens to the male
polar bear?
19)
What do the Aurora Australis (southern lights) mean for the male emperor penguins & how
long has it been since they saw the sun?
20)
Why is the mother emperor penguin’s return so important to the chicks & what happens if the
mother does not return?
1.
How long & how much does the whale shark weigh? What does it eat?
2.
What is the relationship between the whale shark & the tuna?
3.
What is the function of the pectoral fin on the manta ray?
4.
Why is the oceanic white tip a good predator?
5.
How dolphins find food? What is their strategy for capturing prey?
6.
How deep can shear waters go underwater?
7.
The rays appear to be doing an underwater dance. What are they actually doing?
8.
What falls like snow (marine snow) in the deep waters?
9.
How does the sea spider keep from sinking?
10.
Why does the eel remain suspended upright in the water?
11.
Why do deep ocean dwellers try to use the least amount of energy?
12.
What is vampiro toothus? When pursued, how do they react?
13.
How much greater is the pressure at the sea floor than at the surface?
14.
How long does it take marine snow to reach the bottom of the ocean?
15.
Name 2 organisms found on the sea floor.
16.
How does the monk fish catch its prey?
17.
Name 4 feeding (trophic) levels found on the sea floor.
18.
How big are spider crabs?
19.
If energy is not from above & not from the sun, then where do some organisms obtain energy?
What is this called?
20.
What organisms are found around volcanic sea vents at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
21.
What can be found at 9 North?
22.
How many undersea volcanoes are there?
23.
How can communities of organisms thrive on both active and extinct volcanoes?
24.
What are some of the strategies of the sailfish for capturing prey?
25.
What is the largest mammal on earth? What don’t we know about them? What has happened
to their populations?
1. How deep can the seas that border the continents get?
2. Why is the male humpback whale singing?
3. Why is there nothing for the mother humpback whale to eat in the tropics while she is nursing her
calf?
4. What forms coral reefs?
5. The greatest variety of marine life is contained in a reef system near what country?
6. What grows within the tissues of the polyps?
7. How long is the Pygmy Seahorse?
8. Why does the File Clam flash its white mantle?
9. What is one type of fish that hunt with the Sea Krait?
10. When living on the sand what is crucial for survival?
11. Where is the largest expanse of sea grasses?
12. What is the largest herbivore in the sea?
13. What technique do dolphins use to stun prey?
14. What does the female humpback whale survive off of while she is nursing her calf in the tropics?
15. Algae are responsible for the production of how much oxygen in our atmosphere?
16. What do large shoals of fish support?
17. Why do predators break shoals of fish up in to “bait balls”?
18. What organism eats the kelp’s holdfasts?
19. What organism eats the brittle stars?
20. What’s the purpose of the pigment within squids?
21. What do the Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa eat?
22. Why do Great Whites live in cold seas?
23. How long are a King Penguin’s fishing trips?
24. Fur Seals normally live on what?
25. How does a King Penguin defend itself against Fur Seals?
26. Where will 18,000,000 sea birds will spend their summer?
27. What organism is the food source of whales, birds, and fish in the Arctic waters during the
summer?
28. What happens to the mother and calf Humpback Whales once they reach the feeding grounds?
1) What is the name of the harsh desert on the continent of Asia?
2) What is a common source of water for the Bactrian camel?
3) What is the world’s largest desert?
4) How do dromedaries and reptiles adapt to the sandstorms of the desert?
5) What desert feature is constant, despite its changing landscape?
6) How do red kangaroos keep cool during the scorching hot midday hours?
7) How do fennec foxes keep from overheating?
8) Name 2 desert animals that are nocturnal (they come out at night).
9) Where does the water come from in the Atacama Desert when there is no rain?
10) How can you tell if a cactus is full of water?
11) What happens when resources, such as food and mates, are scarce?
12) What do flat lizards eat & how do they catch their food?
13) What is the number one killer of animals in the desert?
14) How have African elephants adapt to desert life?
15) Name some things flash flooding can do for life in the desert?
16) What is the hottest place on the planet?
17) What does every desert dweller wait for?
18) Which animal responds the quickest to a desert bloom?
19) What are groups of locusts called?
20) What is considered one of life’s biggest spectacles?