Transcript changes in the earths surface jeopardy[1]

Changes in the Earth’s Surface
Jeopardy
Landforms
Volcanoes
and
Earthquakes
Water and
Wind
Vocabulary
Hodge
Podge
200
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800
1,000
1,000
1,000
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1,000
Final Jeopardy
Landforms
200
A special type of mountain with an
opening at its top through which
lava or ash flow
Landforms
200
Answer: Volcano
Landforms
400
A large, flat are of land
Landforms
400
Answer: plain
Landforms
Daily Double
600
A large flat area that is high
Landforms
Daily Double
600
Answer: plateau
Landforms
800
All landforms are shaped by some kind of
a)Water
b)Wind
c)Force
d)Tsunami
Landforms
800
Answer:
C) force
Landforms
1,000
How are mountains and plateaus
different?
Landforms
1,000
Answer: Mountains usually have pointed
tops and plateaus are flat
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
200
Magma that erupts out onto the earth’s
surface is called _______________.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
200
Answer: lava
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Daily Double
400
Why do volcanoes and earthquakes
happen in the same general area?
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Daily Double
400
Possible Answer: Earthquakes happen where huge
moving blocks (plates) of the earth’s surface are
pushing together. These moving blocks (plates)
cause deep cracks to form in the Earth’s surface.
Manga erupts from these cracks.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
600
Hot, melted rock and gases deep inside
the earth is known as_____________
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
600
Answer: magma
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
800
As more lava erupts and spreads, a
volcano gets….
a)Shorter and shorter
b)Taller and taller
c)Flatter and flatter
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
800
Answer: Taller and taller
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
1,000
What are some ways to protect yourself
during an earthquake?
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
1,000
Possible Answers:
-cover your head
-stay away from windows
-sit under the table or against
an inside wall
Water and Wind
200
What natural force shaped this structure?
Water and Wind
200
Answer: wind (or wind erosion)
Water and Wind
400
Daily Double
Explain how water might cause
weathering.
Water and Wind
400
Daily Double
Answer: Water gets into the cracks of
rocks, freezes, expands and pushes on
the side of the cracks until the rock
breaks apart
Water and Wind
600
Name two things that can cause
weathering (the breaking down and
changing of rocks)
Water and Wind
600
Possible Answers:
-water
-changing temperatures
-living things (plants and trees)
Water and Wind
800
How can people cause erosion?
Water and Wind
800
Possible Answer:
-When people build roads, houses,
buildings, etc. they dig into the earth,
which moves/shifts the land and causes
erosion. In addition, it can cause rocks
to fall, landslides, etc.
Water and Wind
1,000
Name two things that can cause erosion
(the carrying away of weathered rocks)
Water and Wind
1,000
Possible Answers:
-rivers
-water
-glaciers
-wind
-gravity
Vocabulary
200
This word means to to burst out
Vocabulary
200
Answer: erupt
Vocabulary
400
Daily Double
The breaking down and changing of rocks
is known as ______________
Vocabulary
400
Daily Double
Answer: weathering
Vocabulary
600
The carrying away of weathered rocks or
soil by water, wind or other causes is
called ___________
Vocabulary
600
Answer: erosion
Vocabulary
800
A huge amount of moving ice is called
Vocabulary
800
Answer: glacier
Vocabulary
1,000
A _______________ is a shape on the
earth’s surface.
Vocabulary
1,000
Answer: landform
Hodge Podge
200
Give an example of how a plant might
break down a rock (or cause weathering).
Hodge Podge
200
Answer: The roots of the plant can grow
down into the cracks of rocks and break
them apart
Hodge Podge
400
The Earth’s shape can be changed slowly
and quickly. Give an example of how the
Earth’s shape might change quickly.
Hodge Podge
400
Answer: earthquakes and/or volcanoes
Hodge Podge
600
Daily Double
Soil can be held in place by what living
thing?
Hodge Podge
600
Daily Double
Answer: plant and tree roots
Hodge Podge
800
The Earth’s shape can be changed slowly
and quickly. Give an example of how the
Earth’s shape might change slowly.
Hodge Podge
800
Answer: By wind, water, changing
temperatures, living things (weathering)
Hodge Podge
1,000
What is one way people try to prevent
(stop) erosion?
Hodge Podge
1,000
Answer:
-People put wind fences on beaches
-Farmers use terrace farming
Answer:
1)Magma rises from deep inside the earth
2)Magma pushes upwards through the
cracks.
3)Lava erupts from the volcano
4)Lava builds up outside the volcano and
cools and hardens.
Final Jeopardy
Describe the four steps of a volcanic eruption