Transcript Geopardy - Fort Bend ISD

Geopardy
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Earth’s
Ring Of Fire
Structure
Forces
Of Change
Earth’s
Water
Solar System
and
Atmosphere
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The sliding of what
causes volcanoes along
the Pacific Plate rim?
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Tectonic Plates
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The lake of lava
below Hawaii is
known as a what?
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Hotspot
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In the 1980’s, this mountain
erupted in one of the
biggest recorded eruptions
in history. The eruption
destroyed miles of
temperate forest, millions of
animals lost their homes,
and 57 human lives were
lost. What is the name of
the mountain?
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Mt. St. Helens
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The atmosphere was
created by gases that
came out of
volcanoes for how
many years?
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200 billion years
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How many volcanoes
are active on the
Ring of Fire today?
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Over 400
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100 What is the thinnest
part of the Earth's layer?
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The crust
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What is the super
landmass that was
proposed by Alfred
Wegener and what big
clue hinted this to him?
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Pangaea; South
America and Africa
fitting together
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What is the layer of the
Earth is under the most
pressure?
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The inner core
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What is the inner core
made of?
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Nickel and Iron
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What is the upper layer of
the mantle called?
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Asthenosphere
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When one plate slides
beneath another it is
known as _____?
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Subduction
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Sudden violent movement
of plates along a fault line
results in what natural
disaster?
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Earthquakes
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What is the weathering
away of the Earth’s
surface by wind, glaciers,
and moving water known
as?
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Erosion
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What type of weathering
carved the Grand Canyon?
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Water erosion
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What are large piles of
rocks and debris left by
melted and receded
glaciers called?
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Moraines
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What powers the water
cycle?
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The sun
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!!!!!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
This process takes salt
water and turns it into
freshwater?
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Desalination
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These groundwater
supplies bring freshwater
to many Texans and are
stored in underground
porous rock?
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Aquifers
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Earth's bodies of water
make up the what?
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The hydrosphere
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What percent of Earth's
water supply is in
glaciers and ice caps?
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2%
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The air we breath is part
of the what?
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The atmosphere
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The part of Earth that
supports life is called the
what?
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The biosphere
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What are the four inner
planets starting from
innermost to outermost?
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Mercury, Venus, Earth,
and Mars
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What is the cluster of
space rocks revolving
around the Sun inbetween Jupiter and Mars
called?
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The Asteroid Belt
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What type of planets are
the rocky, solid, inner
planets of the solar
system?
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Terrestrial Planets
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