Transcript Earth Science Jeopardy

Earth Science Jeopardy
Are you ready for the Common
Assessment 6/19/13?
10 Points – Rocks and Minerals
• A mixture of minerals, mineraloids, plants and
organic matter.
10 Points
• What is a Rock?
20 Points-R &M
• This light weight rock may float in water and
rained down on the people of Pompeii.
20 Points if you said
• What is Pumice?
30 Points R & M
• A naturally occurring inorganic solid
composed of one or more elements.
30 Points
• What is a Mineral?
40 Points R & M
• This is one of the softest minerals according to
Mohs, only a 1 on the scale of hardness.
40 Points
• What is talc?
50 Points-R & M
• Briefly describe the processes of Weathering
and Erosion in the Rock Cycle.
50 Points
• Weathering breaks the rocks apart while
Erosion moves it to a new location.
10 Points- All about land
• Molten materials form what type of landform
10 Points
• What is a volcanic mountain?
20 Points- The land
• This imaginary line separates the Northern
and Southern Hemispheres
20 Points
• What is the Equator
30 Points-The Land
• The Line that divides the Eastern and Western
Hemispheres
30 Points
• What is the Prime Meridian
40 Points
• A country that the Prime Meridian runs
through
40 Points
• England, Spain, etc.
50 Points-The Land
• The Colorodo _____________ is elevanted
land with a flat surface at the top
50 Points
• What is the Colorado Plateau
10 Points-Weathering and Erosion
• The breaking of rocks by physical means is
10 Points
• What is Mechanical Weathering
20 Points- W & E
• Oxidation or Rusting can lead to what type of
weathering that changes the composition of
the rock
20 Points
• What is Chemical Weathering
30 Points- W & E
• The process of how the surface of the earth
changes and moves due to water, waves, wind
and glaciers
30 Points
• What is Erosion
40 Points-W & E
• An example of Mechanical Weathering
40 Points
• Tree Roots, Ice, crystals, expansion and
contraction (heating and cooling)
50 Points- W & E
• Weathering breaks a rock down and Erosion
moves it, Compaction and Cementation then
would form what type of rock
50 Points
• What is Sedimentary Rock
10 Points-Shaking Earth
• Wegener’s Theory that the continents are
moving and once moved from Pangaea
10 Points
• What is Continental Drift
20 Points-Shaking Earth
• The imaginary point on Earth’s surface that
seismologists use to pinpoint an Earthquakes
location
20 Points
• What is the Epicenter
30 Points-Shaking Earth
• These waves move the fastest from the focus
of an Earthquake in a back and forth motion
30 Points
• What are Primary Waves
40 Points-Shaking Earth
• These waves might lead to the greatest loss of
life in an Earthquake because they are the
most destructive.
40 Points
• What are Surface Waves
50 Points-Shaking Earth
• This boundary is when plates collide or crash
into each other forming mountains
50 Points
• What is a Convergent Boundary
10 Points- Volcanoes
• A mountain that forms when layers of lava and
ash erupt and build up is a
10 Points
• What is a Volcano
20 Points-Volcanoes
• The Hawaiian Islands formed from a _____ in
the middle of the Pacific Plate that magma is
released from
20 Points
• What is a Hot Spot
30 Points-Volcanoes
• One of the most Active Volcanoes in the
World that is found in Hawaii
30 Points
• What is Kilauea
40 Points-Volcanoes
• An example of a Composite Volcano is
40 Points
• What is Mt. Saint Helens, Mt. Vesuvius, etc.
50 Points-Volcanoes
• Home to 90 % of all major Earthquake and
Volcanic Activity is
50 Points
• What is the Pacific Ring of Fire