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Changes in the Earth’s Surface Jeopardy

Changes in the Earth’s Surface Jeopardy. Final Jeopardy. Landforms 200. A special type of mountain with an opening at its top through which lava or ash flow. Landforms 200. Answer: Volcano. Landforms 400. A large, flat are of land. Landforms 400. Answer: plain.

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Changes in the Earth’s Surface Jeopardy

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  1. Changes in the Earth’s Surface Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

  2. Landforms200 A special type of mountain with an opening at its top through which lava or ash flow

  3. Landforms200 Answer: Volcano

  4. Landforms400 A large, flat are of land

  5. Landforms400 Answer: plain

  6. LandformsDaily Double600 A large flat area that is high

  7. LandformsDaily Double600 Answer: plateau

  8. Landforms800 All landforms are shaped by some kind of • Water • Wind • Force • Tsunami

  9. Landforms800 Answer: C) force

  10. Landforms1,000 How are mountains and plateaus different?

  11. Landforms1,000 Answer: Mountains usually have pointed tops and plateaus are flat

  12. Volcanoes and Earthquakes200 Magma that erupts out onto the earth’s surface is called _______________.

  13. Volcanoes and Earthquakes200 Answer: lava

  14. Volcanoes and EarthquakesDaily Double400 Why do volcanoes and earthquakes happen in the same general area?

  15. Volcanoes and EarthquakesDaily Double400 Possible Answer: Earthquakes happen where huge moving blocks (plates) of the earth’s surface are pushing together. These moving blocks (plates) cause deep cracks to form in the Earth’s surface. Manga erupts from these cracks.

  16. Volcanoes and Earthquakes600 Hot, melted rock and gases deep inside the earth is known as_____________

  17. Volcanoes and Earthquakes600 Answer: magma

  18. Volcanoes and Earthquakes800 As more lava erupts and spreads, a volcano gets…. • Shorter and shorter • Taller and taller • Flatter and flatter

  19. Volcanoes and Earthquakes800 Answer: Taller and taller

  20. Volcanoes and Earthquakes1,000 What are some ways to protect yourself during an earthquake?

  21. Volcanoes and Earthquakes1,000 Possible Answers: -cover your head -stay away from windows -sit under the table or against an inside wall

  22. Water and Wind200 What natural force shaped this structure?

  23. Water and Wind200 Answer: wind (or wind erosion)

  24. Water and Wind400Daily Double Explain how water might cause weathering.

  25. Water and Wind400Daily Double Answer: Water gets into the cracks of rocks, freezes, expands and pushes on the side of the cracks until the rock breaks apart

  26. Water and Wind600 Name two things that can cause weathering (the breaking down and changing of rocks)

  27. Water and Wind600 Possible Answers: -water -changing temperatures -living things (plants and trees)

  28. Water and Wind800 How can people cause erosion?

  29. Water and Wind800 Possible Answer: -When people build roads, houses, buildings, etc. they dig into the earth, which moves/shifts the land and causes erosion. In addition, it can cause rocks to fall, landslides, etc.

  30. Water and Wind1,000 Name two things that can cause erosion (the carrying away of weathered rocks)

  31. Water and Wind1,000 Possible Answers: -rivers -water -glaciers -wind -gravity

  32. Vocabulary200 This word means to to burst out

  33. Vocabulary200 Answer: erupt

  34. Vocabulary400Daily Double The breaking down and changing of rocks is known as ______________

  35. Vocabulary400Daily Double Answer: weathering

  36. Vocabulary600 The carrying away of weathered rocks or soil by water, wind or other causes is called ___________

  37. Vocabulary600 Answer: erosion

  38. Vocabulary800 A huge amount of moving ice is called

  39. Vocabulary800 Answer: glacier

  40. Vocabulary1,000 A _______________ is a shape on the earth’s surface.

  41. Vocabulary1,000 Answer: landform

  42. Hodge Podge 200 Give an example of how a plant might break down a rock (or cause weathering).

  43. Hodge Podge 200 Answer: The roots of the plant can grow down into the cracks of rocks and break them apart

  44. Hodge Podge 400 The Earth’s shape can be changed slowly and quickly. Give an example of how the Earth’s shape might change quickly.

  45. Hodge Podge 400 Answer: earthquakes and/or volcanoes

  46. Hodge Podge 600Daily Double Soil can be held in place by what living thing?

  47. Hodge Podge 600Daily Double Answer: plant and tree roots

  48. Hodge Podge 800 The Earth’s shape can be changed slowly and quickly. Give an example of how the Earth’s shape might change slowly.

  49. Hodge Podge 800 Answer: By wind, water, changing temperatures, living things (weathering)

  50. Hodge Podge 1,000 What is one way people try to prevent (stop) erosion?

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