Transcript Earth Science Regents Review Jeopardy

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What is New York States fossil?
EURYPTERUS
Which material has the highest
specific heat?
Water (liquid)
1.0 calories/gram • C°
This element makes the most of
the Earth’s Crust
Oxygen
This gas element is found most in
atmosphere (a.k.a.: troposphere)
Nitrogen
These groups of element are used
in dating geological objects or
features?
Radioactive
To calculate the density of a
substance, we use this formula
d=m/v
d=density
m=mass
v=volume
To calculate the eccentricity of an
ellipse, we use this formula
eccentricity = distance between foci
length of major axis
To calculate the rate of change of
snowfall, we would use this
formula
Rate of change = change in field
time
It snowed 20 inches, in 2 days. What
is the rate of change of snow?
To calculate the gradient of a hill,
we use this formula?
gradient = change in field value
distance
A hills elevation changes from 100
meters to 50 meters over a 10 meter
distance. What is the gradient of the
slope?
To calculate percent deviation,
we would use this formula?
deviation (%) =
diff. from accepted value x 100
accepted value
A child calculates the mass of a rock
to be 100 grams, when it actual
weighs 105. What was the students
percent deviation?
What is luminosity?
If a star is this color, it will be
considered the hottest
BLUE
This planet has a day longer then
its year?
Venus
What is the most massive planet
in our solar system?
JUPITER
Which planet(s) would float if
placed in a giant cup of water?
SATURN
A line running North-South and
measuring distances East-West is
called?
Latitude
This line runs East-West and
measures distances North-South
is called?
Longitude
This city is located at
42 º N, 74 º 30’ W
Slide Mt.
List one of the cities found near
the 43º N latitude line
Niagara Falls,
Rochester and Utica
What is Binghamton’s latitude
and longitude?
42º 05’ N, 75 º 55’ W
± 5’
This mineral may smell like
rotten eggs
Sulfur
This is the softest,
non metallic mineral
Talc
What is this mineral?
Quartz
This mineral may be
attracted to a magnet
Magnetite
This mineral has the following
chemical composition:
Fe3Al2Si3O12
Garnet