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1. Jeopardy Rocks & Minerals Weathering & Erosion Inside Earth Water, Oceans, & Weather Astronomy Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

2. $100 Question from Rocks & Minerals Which of the following processes forms sediment? A. deposition B. weathering C. erosion D. compaction and cementation

3. $100 Answer from Rocks & Minerals B. weathering

4. $200 Question from Rocks & Minerals Rock in which the composition and texture of the rock have been changed by heat and pressure is called A. felsic rock. B. mafic rock. C. igneous rock. D. metamorphic rock.

5. $200 Answer from Rocks & Minerals D. metamorphic rock.

6. $300 Question from Rocks & Minerals Volcanic activity on Earth’s surface most likely results in the formation of which of the following types of rock? A. intrusive igneous rock B. extrusive igneous rock C. clastic sedimentary rock D. chemical sedimentary rock

7. $300 Answer from Rocks & Minerals B. extrusive igneous rock

8. $400 Question from Rocks & Minerals Which of the following substances is a mineral? A. coal, which forms from the remains of living things B. fluorite, which is a crystalline solid with the chemical formula CaF2 C. obsidian, which is a volcanic glass and is not crystalline D. brass, which is a metal that is made by humans

9. $400 Answer from Rocks & Minerals B. fluorite, which is a crystalline solid with the chemical formula CaF2

10. $500 Question from Rocks & Minerals Which of the following minerals can be identified by taste? A. magnetite B. fluorite C. calcite D. halite

11. $500 Answer from Rocks & Minerals D. halite

12. $100 Question from Weathering & Erosion The picture shows the process of mechanical weathering that can cause cracks in rocks in Georgia’s northern mountains to widen. What is this process called? A. abrasion B. dissolution C. ice wedging D. oxidation

13. $100 Answer from Weathering & Erosion C. ice wedging

14. $200 Question from Weathering & Erosion Which of the following statements describes how a rock changes after it is in a riverbed for a long time? A. The rock rapidly breaks into smaller pieces. B. Chunks of the rock break off, and the rock becomes rougher. C. The edges of the rock are worn away, so its surface becomes smoother. D. The rock absorbs water from the riverbed and becomes softer.

15. $200 Answer from Weathering & Erosion C. The edges of the rock are worn away, so its surface becomes smoother.

16. $300 Question from Weathering & Erosion Water chemically breaks down rock because A. water expands when it freezes. B. acids in the water react with chemicals in the rock. C. materials dissolved in the water are deposited. D. water is not affected by wind.

17. $300 Answer from Weathering & Erosion B. acids in the water react with chemicals in the rock.

18. $400 Question from Weathering & Erosion Which of the following areas would experience the most weathering? A. an area with high winds, significant rain, hot summers, and freezing winters B. an area with heavy rains, constant temperatures, and gentle winds C. an area with constant heat, minimal rain, and high winds D. all areas are subject to the same amounts of weathering

19. $400 Answer from Weathering & Erosion A. an area with high winds, significant rain, hot summers, and freezing winters

20. $500 Question from Weathering & Erosion Why does air chemically weather rock? A. The air molecules are abrasive. B. Air fills cracks in the rock and later expands, causing the cracks to enlarge. C. The oxygen in the air combines with elements in the rock in a process called oxidation. D. The rock wears away after wind blows sand against the rock.

21. $500 Answer from Weathering & Erosion C. The oxygen in the air combines with elements in the rock in a process called oxidation.

22. $100 Question from Inside Earth • The three types of plate boundaries on Earth are divergent, convergent, and transform. A divergent boundary is located at which location? • The Himalayas • Mt. St. Helens • San Andres Fault • Mid-Ocean Ridge

23. $100 Answer from Inside Earth D. Mid-Ocean Ridge

24. $200 Question from Inside Earth Earth’s inner core is thought to be composed of A. molten liquid. B. superheated gas. C. solid iron and nickel. D. silicon dioxide rock.

25. $200 Answer from Inside Earth C. solid iron and nickel.

26. $300 Question from Inside Earth A seismologist is setting up an earthquake research laboratory. Which of the following pieces of laboratory equipment would be the most useful for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake? A. Richter scale B. seismograph C. shake table D. epicenterometer

27. $300 Answer from Inside Earth B. seismograph

28. $400 Question from Inside Earth • Earth’s crust is recycled deep under water at a trench. What is the name of the process that occurs there? • Sea-Floor Spreading • B. Plate Tectonics • C. Subduction • D. Continental Drift

29. $400 Answer from Inside Earth C. Subduction

30. $500 Question from Inside Earth Which describes the temperature of Earth near the inner core? A. hotter than the temperature at the crust B. cooler than the temperature at the crust C. the same as the temperature at the crust D. more changeable than the temperature at the crust

31. $500 Answer from Inside Earth A. hotter than the temperature at the crust

32. $100 Question from Water, Oceans, & Weather • Most of the Earth is made up of water. 97% of it we are unable to use for drinking water. 3% of the water is freshwater but over 2% of it is unusable too because • Most is found underground. • Most is in lake and rivers. • Most is found in the atmosphere • Most is frozen in glaciers and icecaps.

33. $100 Answer from Water, Oceans, & Weather D. Most is frozen in glaciers and icecaps.

34. $200 Question from Water, Oceans, & Weather Think about diving into the ocean near the equator. As you go deeper, the water gets colder because A. the saltiest water is always coldest and sinks to the bottom. B. there are no waves or wind to mix the hot and cold water. C. warm water is less dense than cold water, so it stays on top. D. there are fewer fish and other animals to warm the deep water.

35. $200 Answer from Water, Oceans, & Weather C. warm water is less dense than cold water, so it stays on top.

36. $300 Question from Water, Oceans, & Weather When the wind blows into Georgia from the southeast, the weather most likely will be A. warm and dry. B. warm and moist. C. cool and moist. D. cool and dry.

37. $300 Answer from Water, Oceans, & Weather B. warm and moist.

38. $400 Question from Water, Oceans, & Weather Which statement most accurately describes the water cycle? A. Every year, oceans and lakes are bigger than the year before because of rain. B. Oceans and lakes will someday dry up because of evaporation. C. Oceans and lakes stay at about the same level because not enough water evaporates to affect water level. D. Oceans and lakes stay at about the same level because water that evaporates comes back as precipitation.

39. $400 Answer from Water, Oceans, & Weather D. Oceans and lakes stay at about the same level because water that evaporates comes back as precipitation.

40. $500 Question from Water, Oceans, & Weather The diagram represents the meeting of two air masses. The air mass on the left formed over a polar region and the air mass on the right formed over a tropical region. Which type of front is pictured in the diagram? A. cold front B. warm front C. occluded front D. stationary front

41. $500 Answer from Water, Oceans, & Weather A. cold front

42. $100 Question from Astronomy Which of the following planets would take the longest time to complete one revolution around the sun? A. Earth B. Venus C. Mercury D. Jupiter

43. $100 Answer from Astronomy D. Jupiter

44. $200 Question from Astronomy Which of the following is a characteristic of comets? A. Comets are composed of rocky material, iron, and nickel. B. Comets follow a circular orbit around the sun. C. Comets give off gas and dust when heated by the sun. D. Comets are rich in iron.

45. $200 Answer from Astronomy • Comets give off gas and dust when • heated by the sun.

46. $300 Question from Astronomy Which of the following is a wide region of small, rocky bodies that is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter? A. the Kuiper belt B. the Oort cloud C. the asteroid belt D. the rings of Saturn

47. $300 Answer from Astronomy C. the asteroid belt

48. $400 Question from Astronomy The full moon occurs on Wednesday, January 3rd. On what day could a lunar eclipse occur during January? A. Wednesday the 3rd B. Thursday the 11th C. Thursday the 18th D. Thursday the 25th

49. $400 Answer from Astronomy A. Wednesday the 3rd

50. $500 Question from Astronomy Astronomers can only see stars and galaxies as they were in the past. Which MOST LIKELY accounts for this situation? A. Geological processes often cause changes that take place very slowly. B. The big bang occurred 18 billion years ago. C. It takes light several light-years to reach Earth from even the nearest stars. D. Stars appear to evolve from large clouds of gas.