Jeopardy - Central Lyon CSD

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Mr. Pytleski
Earth’s Interior
Tectonic Plates
TP Terms
Miscellaneous
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Mantle
Which layer of the Earth is the
asthenosphere found in?
Row 1, Col 1
Oceanic
Which type of plate is more dense,
an oceanic plate or a continental
plate?
1,2
Pressure
__________ results from a force
pressing on an area. This force
causes temperature at depth to
increase.
1,3
“Pacific Ring of Fire”
The area around the Pacific Ocean
Is known for have most
Of the volcanoes on Earth. What
Name has this area been given?
1,4
metal
The Earth’s inner core is made of
solid ____________.
2,1
Mountains
When two plates of the same
density smash together, what type
of landform is created?
2,2
Granite
_______ is a rock that usually is
a light color and has a course
texture.
2,3
Faults
_______ are breaks in the Earth’s
crust where rocks have slipped
past each other.
2,4
Crust
The layer of the Earth which goes
down to about 30 miles at its
deepest is called ______.
3,1
Seafloor Spreading or Convection Currents
What causes the tectonic
plates to spread?
3,2
fossil
A __________ is any trace of an
ancient organism that has
been preserved in rock.
3,3
1 point EC
If you were lucky enough to
Choose that button, the individuals
On your team get 1 extra
credit point on your test.
3,4
Earthquakes
Which type of natural disasters
are used to study the interior
of the Earth?
4,1
Transform
When two plates are sliding past
each other, the type of boundary
is known as a _______ boundary.
4,2
Trench
Subduction occurs when the
Earth’s crust is recycled underneath
another plate. What feature would
be likely to form where the plate
begins to subduct?
4,3
About 8 cm per year
What is the rate of plate motion if
a plate moved 300 km in 4 million
years?
4,4
Gravity
What cause the inner core to be
SOLID metal?
5,1
Rift Valley
At a divergent plate boundary, the
plates are moving a part. What
is created here that allows magma
to make its way to the Earth
surface?
5,2
Pacific Ocean
Which ocean is shrinking due to
subduction all both sides?
5,3
2 cm per year
What is the rate of movement of
A plate that moves 30 km in
1,500,000 years?
5,4