WorksheetsOne Strange Rock Ep.2: Storm
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
According to Will Smith, our world was born from _________________.
violence
How long ago did the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit the earth?
67 million years ago
How deep is the impact crater?
The impact crater is 50 mile deep.
The impact crater is 200 miles deep.
The impact crater is 12 miles deep.
The impact crater is 100 miles deep.
What conditions were necessary to bring all of the rocks and grains together to form the planet?
Magnetic fields and erosion
Chemical reactions and sublimation
Tectonic activity and weathering
Heat and pressure
Once Earth was formed, what was in short supply?
Why is Earth considered the Goldilocks planet?
The Earth is just right in how close we are to the sun.
What is unique about the water on planet Earth?
Water exists in all three states of matter
What does water make as it changes between the different states of matter?
Weather
Climate
Snow
Rain
What threatened the existence of Earth?
A twin planet
When did we discover evidence of the violent collision of Earth with its twin?
When we went to the moon in 1969.
What was the name of the earth’s twin?
Theia
What happened when planet Earth and Theia made contact?
Both became molten and threw debris into space.
Once the debris from the collision of Earth and Theia cooled, what was formed?
What is the power of the moon?
The tides
What is the angle of the earth’s tilt?
Why is the Earth's tilt important?
The Earth's tilt causes the change of seasons.
What would the earth be like without a tilt?
The poles would be frozen while the equator would be habitable and hot year round.
What mammal species has the largest migration and what is dispersed by these mammals?
Bats and seeds
How long was a day right after the collision of Earth and Theia?
5 hours
Where did our Earth's water come from?
Icy comets colliding with Earth.
