Yellowstone Geology
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Charles Lawrence
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the heat under Yellowstone National Park?
¿Qué causa el calor debajo del Parque Nacional de Yellowstone?
A subduction zone
Una zona de subducción
A hot spot in the mantle
Un punto caliente en el manto
The fairies deep in the earth that Artemis Fowl is battling
Las hadas en las profundidades de la tierra contra las que Artemis Fowl está luchando
Answer explanation
The hot spot under Yellowstone is like the hot spot under Hawaii.
El punto caliente debajo de Yellowstone es como el punto caliente debajo de Hawái.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes a magma plume?
¿Qué causa una pluma de magma?
A convection current in the mantle
Una corriente de convección en el manto.
Seafloor spreading
Expansión del fondo marino
Again, those crazy fairies deep in the earth
De nuevo, esas hadas locas en lo profundo de la tierra
Answer explanation
Convection currents is one way that heat travels from warmer areas to cooler areas.
Las corrientes de convección son una forma en que el calor viaja de áreas más cálidas a áreas más frías.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What heats the ground water to create the geysers?
¿Qué calienta el agua subterránea para crear los géiseres?
Magma in the subduction zone
Magma en la zona de subducción
Magma near the mid-ocean ridge
Magma cerca de la dorsal oceánica
Magma in the earth's crust
Magma en la corteza terrestre
Answer explanation
Yellowstone is not near a plate boundary. That means that it is not near a subduction zone or a mid-ocean ridge.
Yellowstone no está cerca de un límite de placa. Eso significa que no está cerca de una zona de subducción o de una cordillera en medio del océano.
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are some dangers from a possible Yellowstone super volcano?
¿Cuáles son algunos de los peligros de un posible supervolcán de Yellowstone?
Zombie apocalypse
Apocalipsis zombie
Violent explosions, ash, pyroclastic flow
Explosiones violentas, cenizas, flujo piroclástico
Aliens drinking milkshakes
Extranjeros bebiendo batidos
Answer explanation
Everyone knows that aliens don't drink milkshakes.
Todo el mundo sabe que los extraterrestres no beben batidos.
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the temperature of the water during a geyser eruption?
¿Cuál es la temperatura del agua durante la erupción de un géiser?
Less than 100 degrees C
Menos de 100 grados C
100 degrees C
100 grados C
Superheated above 100 degrees C
Sobrecalentado por encima de los 100 grados C
Answer explanation
Inside the geyser's plumbing, pressure holds the water in the liquid state at higher temperatures, allowing the water to become superheated (above 100 degrees C).
Dentro de la tubería del géiser, la presión mantiene el agua en estado líquido a temperaturas más altas, lo que permite que el agua se sobrecaliente (por encima de los 100 grados C).
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists use sound waves to map the plumbing of geysers because sound waves travel ____ in water than in rock.
Los científicos usan ondas sonoras para mapear la plomería de los géiseres porque las ondas sonoras viajan ____ en el agua que en la roca.
Slower
Mas lenta
Faster
Más rápido
The same speed
La misma velocidad
Answer explanation
Scientists know that when the speed of sound traveling underground slows down or speeds up the sounds waves are passing through materials of a different chemical composition or a different state of matter.
Los científicos saben que cuando la velocidad del sonido que viaja bajo tierra se ralentiza o acelera, las ondas sonoras pasan a través de materiales de diferente composición química o de diferente estado de la materia.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of volcano would result from a Yellowstone eruption?
¿Qué tipo de volcán resultaría de una erupción de Yellowstone?
Shield volcano
Volcán en escudo
Composite volcano
Volcán compuesto
One very, very big and scary geyser
Un géiser muy, muy grande y aterrador
Answer explanation
In the diagram you can see that the rock layers below Yellowstone are composed of Rhyolite. This is the material that would make the lava for the Yellowstone volcano. That means that it would be a composite volcano since their magma is rhyolite.
En el diagrama, puede ver que las capas de roca debajo de Yellowstone están compuestas de riolita. Este es el material que haría la lava del volcán Yellowstone. Eso significa que sería un volcán compuesto ya que su magma es riolita.
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