Exploring the Earth's Core and Beyond

Exploring the Earth's Core and Beyond

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Geography

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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The video explores the concept of traveling through Earth, discussing the Coriolis effect, gravity, and the challenges of digging through Earth's hot core. It hypothesizes about a pole-to-pole tunnel and a hollow Earth, considering the implications on gravity and magnetic fields. The video concludes with a call to explore more on the Vsauce channel.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Coriolis effect responsible for in the northern hemisphere?

Causing hurricanes to spin counterclockwise

Making the Earth rotate faster

Causing hurricanes to spin clockwise

Increasing the Earth's gravity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would happen if you jumped into a vertical shaft through the Earth?

You would reach the other side in 22 hours

You would float freely in the center

You would stop due to air resistance

You would crash into the eastern wall

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long would it take to reach the center of the Earth in a frictionless tunnel?

37 minutes

22 minutes

45 minutes

13 minutes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the deepest hole ever dug by humans?

The Grand Canyon

The Earth's core

The Kola Superdeep borehole

The Mariana Trench

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Kola Superdeep borehole project stop?

Lack of funding

Too much water

Extreme heat

Reached the Earth's core

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would happen to Earth's magnetic field if it were hollow?

It would remain unchanged

It would disappear

It would become stronger

It would reverse direction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural phenomenon would be visible everywhere if Earth were hollow?

Solar eclipses

Auroras

Rainbows

Lunar eclipses

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