Transcript Jeopardy Template

Jeopardy
Erosion and
Deposition
Chemical
Weathering
Physical
Weathering
Soil
Watershed
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question
Gravity, ice, wind, and water are examples
of __________.
$100 Answer
Erosion
$200 Question
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
True or false?
$200 Answer
False
$300 Question
Vegetation helps prevent soil erosion. True
or false?
$300 Answer
True
$400 Question
Particles settling at the bottom of a river is
an example of __________.
$400 Answer
Deposition
$500 Question
The process of sediments being moved is
called _________.
$500 Answer
Erosion
$100 Question
When iron is exposed to water and oxygen,
__________ can occur.
$100 Answer
Oxidation
$200 Question
Why do smaller particles (such as the
broken chalk from our lab) weather faster
than larger particles?
$200 Answer
The broken pieces had more surface area so
they weathered faster than the larger pieces.
This is also known as differential
weathering.
$300 Question
Why are the rocks at red Rock Conservation
Area and Valley of Fire red?
$300 Answer
Chemical weathering or iron oxidizing
$400 Question
A type of precipitation that speeds up the
process of weathering (caused by the
burning of fossil fuels) is called _________.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
$400 Answer
Acid Rain
$500 Question
What was the main difference between the
limestone in acid compared to the limestone
in water from our lab?
$500 Answer
Limestone in water had very little
weathering, while the limestone in acid was
broken down more.
$100 Question
Water that freezes then thaws can cause
physical weathering. True or false?
$100 Answer
True
$200 Question
List three examples of things that can
physically weather rock.
$200 Answer
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Animals
Plants
Freezing and thawing
Abrasion
$300 Question
Using sandpaper would be similar to what
type of weathering?
$300 Answer
Abrasion
$400 Question
If rocks collide with each other, that is an
example of __________.
$400 Answer
Physical/Mechanical weathering
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Abrasion
$500 Question
Describe differential weathering.
$500 Answer
Rock that is more resistant than surrounding
rock remains while less resistant rock
breaks down. Also, rock with more surface
area breaks down faster than rock with less
surface area.
$100 Question
Small particles of decaying plant and
animal material is called __________.
$100 Answer
Humus
$200 Question
Which layer of soil is made up of all rock?
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Bedrock
$300 Question
Which stage of soil formation can support
large plants?
$300 Answer
Stage IV
$400 Question
In which soil horizon can you locate plant
roots?
$400 Answer
Horizon A
$500 Question
Why is soil important? Give a reasonable
answer.
$500 Answer
Accept all reasonable answers
$100 Question
Las Vegas gets its water from which
watershed?
$100 Answer
Colorado Watershed
$200 Question
Name 3 states that the Colorado Watershed
supplies water to.
$200 Answer
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Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
Nevada
California
New Mexico
$300 Question
A little river that goes into a bigger river is
called __________.
$300 Answer
Tributary
$400 Question
What is the area drained by a river system
including a river and all its tributaries
called?
$400 Answer
Watershed
$500 Question
What is the place at the mouth (end) of the
river where sediment is deposited called?
$500 Answer
Delta
Final Jeopardy
The topic is…SCIENCE :-P …how much
do you want to wager?
Final Jeopardy
Describe the difference between
weathering and erosion.
Final Jeopardy Answer
Weathering is breaking up
material and erosion is moving
the material.
Good
Luck!
Have a great break!