Transcript Blank Jeopardy

Erosion
and
Weathering
Landforms
Changes to
Landforms
Movements of
Earth’s Crust
How People
Change
Landforms
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This landform is formed
when sediment is
dropped at the mouth of
a river
What is a delta?
Which of the following landforms
are formed by running water?
a.Sand dunes and sandbars
b.Mesas and canyons
c. Mountains and hills
d.Canyons and volcanoes
What is b,
mesas and
canyons?
What happens to a river when
sediment is deposited along its
banks?
a. The river becomes wider
b. The river becomes shallower
c. The river becomes narrower
d. The river becomes deeper
What is C, The river
becomes narrower?
A river channel is now so shallow
that ships are getting stuck in the
mud. What is the most likely
cause?
a. Wind picking up sediment
b. Water picking up sediment
c. Wind depositing sediment
d. Water depositing sediment
What is d, water
depositing
sediment?
Which is true of canyons?
a. They are built by waves
b. They are made by rivers cutting
through land
c. They are built up by wind
d. They are built by water depositing
sediment
What is b, they are made
by rivers cutting through
land?
How do volcanoes change Earth’s
landforms?
a. they release pressure that has built up
b. They blow ash and lava high into
Earth’s atmosphere
c. They form mountains of ash and lava
d. They form over hot spots
What is c, they
form mountains of
ash and lava?
Which of the following
most likely formed a
canyon?
A lava
B deposition
C water erosion
D wind erosion
What is C, water
erosion?
Which is NOT a way that plants
affect landforms?
a. Showing erosion of sand dunes by
wind
b. Stopping sink holes from forming
c. Weathering rock with their roots
d. Holding soil in place with their roots
What is b, stopping sink
holes from forming?
How do jagged
mountain peaks
become rounded?
What is
weathering by
wind and water?
A plateau forms when
a. Waves deposit sand and sediment
b. Strong winds deposit rocks
c. Waves erode pieces of rock
d. Running water erodes surrounding
rock
What is d, running
water erodes
surrounding rock?
Where is the epicenter
of an earthquake?
What is the
point on earth’s
surface directly
above the
focus?
What part of Earth is
divided into plates?
a.Inner core
b.Outer core
c. Crust
d.mantle
What is c, crust?
What process forms most
mountains?
a. Lava exploding out of a vent
b. Lava oozing out of a vent
c. Cracking of earth’s crust
d. Movement of earth’s plates
What is d, the movement of
earth’s plates ?
Earth’s plates crack
and form what?
What are faults?
How does a hot spot form a chain of
volcanoes?
a. Hot spots create layers of lava and ash
b. Hot spots allow magma to explode from
a vent
c. Volcanoes form above a hot spot. The
volcanoes move as the plate moves.
d. Hot spots allow magma to ooze from a
vent.
What is c, volcanoes
form above a hot
spot. The volcanoes
move as the plate
moves.
How does a dam help control
flooding?
What is
it forms a lake
filled with excess
water?
How does a jetty help
protect beaches?
It traps sand and small rocks
as the current moves past, so
more sand is carried to the
beach above this structure.
Which BEST describes the process of
beach restoration
A. It replaces the sand on a beach.
B. It helps the current move sand from
one beach to another.
C. It prevents the current from carrying
away sand.
D. It allows sand to be washed away and
replaced naturally.
What is A, It replaces the
sand on a beach?
How can a levee help prevent
flooding?
a. Forms a lake with excess water
b. Pulls water downstream
c. Keeps water inside stream channels
d. Acts as a drain when water gets too high
What is C, keeps water
inside stream channels?
Why do some people want to use
flood plains to control flooding?
a. To prevent rivers from overflowing
b. To absorb the water during flooding
c. To protect the structures built on
them from damage
d. To prevent sediment from being
carried down a river
What is b, To
absorb the water
during flooding?
When ground water
erodes soft rock,
what forms?
a. Landslide
b. Mountain
c. Sinkhole
d. mudslide
What is c, sinkhole?
Sea grass has begun to
grow on a sand dune. How
will the sea grass MOST
likely influence the sand
dune?
What the sand dune
will erode more
slowly and may even
grow?
What changes to topography can
be caused by a rapidly flowing
river?
a. River becomes wider or deeper
b. River becomes narrower or shallower
c. Sediment is deposited on the river’s
bottom
d. Sediment is deposited on river’s bank
What is a, river
becomes wider or
deeper?
Sand and other
material deposited
at the mouth of a
river.
What is a delta?
Which of these Georgia
landforms is most likely to
be affected by
weathering?
a. Lookout Mountain
b. Okefenokee Swamp
c. Coosa River
d. Providence Canyon
What is d,
Providence
Canyon?