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Geologic Time Jeopardy

Geologic Time Jeopardy. The Dating Game. Mass Extinctions. Time. Period. Wild Card. Fossils. $100. $100. $100. $ 100. $100. $200. $200. $200. $200. $200. $300. $300. $300. $300. $300. $400. $400. $400. $400. $400. $500. $500. $500. $500. $500. FINAL ROUND.

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Geologic Time Jeopardy

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  1. Geologic Time Jeopardy The Dating Game Mass Extinctions Time. Period. Wild Card Fossils $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 FINAL ROUND

  2. $100 Question • This scientific principle states that a rock layer is always younger than all the parallel layers below it. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  3. $100 Answer • Principle of Superposition BACK TO GAME

  4. $200 Question • This is the method of approximating the age of a rock layer in comparison to other layers. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  5. $200 Answer • Relative Dating BACK TO GAME

  6. $300 Question • Which is classified as an unconformity? • Rock layers tilted sideways over time due to tectonic activity • Rock layers deposited horizontally • A rock layer consisting of various sized particles • A rock layer with fossils in it ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  7. $300 Answer • rock layers tiled sideways due to tectonic activity BACK TO GAME

  8. $400 Question • Which layer is the next oldest after Layer 1 ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  9. $400 Answer • Layer 6 is the next oldest after Layer 1 BACK TO GAME

  10. $500 Question • If a sample of rock originally contained 400 grams of a radioactive compound and the half-life of the compound is 100 million years, how much of the compound would be left after the rock aged for 200 million years? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  11. $500 Answer • 200 million years = 2 half-lives • 0 half-lives = 400 grams • 1 half-life = 200 grams • 2 half-lives = 100 grams BACK TO GAME

  12. $100 Question • What makes a mass extinction different than “regular” extinctions? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  13. $100 Answer • Mass extinctions result in large numbers of organisms becoming extinct in a relatively short time span BACK TO GAME

  14. $200 Question • Name two phenomena that scientists believe can cause a mass extinction. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  15. $200 Answer • Climate Change • Sea level fluctuations • Astronomical events (meteor impact, cosmic radiation, etc) • Extreme volcanic activity BACK TO GAME

  16. $300 Question • The most famous mass extinction was that which wiped out the majority of the dinosaurs at the end of which time period? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  17. $300 Answer • End of the Cretaceous Period (approx. 65 million years ago) BACK TO GAME

  18. $400 Question • A mass extinction at the end of the Precambrian Eon, would have affected which types of creatures? • Dinosaurs • Marine Invertebrates • Mammals • Large Fish and Sharks ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  19. $400 Answer • b) marine invertebrates • Aside from some land plants and almost all life lived in the ocean during the Precambrian time, however, fish did not evolve until late in the paleozoic (150 million years later) BACK TO GAME

  20. $500 Question • How many significant mass extinctions do scientists currently acknowledge in Earth’s history? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  21. $500 Answer • 5 mass extinctions • Ordovician Period • Devonian Period • Permian Period • Triassic • Cretaceous BACK TO GAME

  22. $100 Question This is the only Era in which the dinosaurs lived. (unless you count birds as dinos!) ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  23. $100 Answer • Mesozoic Era BACK TO GAME

  24. $200 Question • A rapid evolution and diversification, particularly of animals, occurred during this time period within the Paleozoic Era. • Hint: the 1st period in the Era! ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  25. $200 Answer • Cambrian Period BACK TO GAME

  26. $300 Question • This is the most recent geologic era, the era that includes today’s time. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  27. $300 Answer • Cenozoic Era BACK TO GAME

  28. $400 Question • This time period is sometimes called the “Age of Mammals” ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  29. $400 Answer • Cenozoic Era BACK TO GAME

  30. $500 Question • The prequel to Jurassic Park, “Paleozoic Park”, would probably include genetically engineered species such as…. • Trilobites • Mammoths • Dinosaurs • Small mammals ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  31. $500 Answer • a) Trilobites • All other animal choices evolved after the Paleozoic Era BACK TO GAME

  32. $100 Question • An organism will fossilize best when…. • Covered in sediment slowly • Covered in sediment quickly • Not covered in sediment • Submerged in water ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  33. $100 Answer • b) Covered in sediment quickly BACK TO GAME

  34. $200 Question • This type of fossilization occurs when minerals penetrate the cells of dead organisms, turning them to rock, often preserving the whole organism. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  35. $200 Answer • Petrification BACK TO GAME

  36. $300 Question • What type of fossilization is has preserved this primitive insect? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  37. Organelles: $300 Answer • Fossilization in Amber • (fossilized tree sap) BACK TO GAME

  38. $400 Question • The best name for this type of fossil would be… • Coporolite • Gastolith • Imprint • Cast ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  39. $400 Answer • c) Imprint BACK TO GAME

  40. $500 Question • Fossils most useful to geologists, are those that only appear in distinct, often thin layers of rock. What are these fossils called? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  41. $500 Answer • Index fossils BACK TO GAME

  42. $100 Question • The best estimate of the age of the earth is…. • 4.5 million years • 45 million years • 4.5 billion years • 4.5 trillion years ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  43. $100 Answer • 4.5 billion years BACK TO GAME

  44. $200 Question • Evidence suggests that life first appeared on Earth approximate how many years ago? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  45. $200 Answer • 3.5 billion years ago BACK TO GAME

  46. $300 Question • Which occurred first? • First plants or oxygenation of the atmosphere? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  47. $300 Answer • First plants (OK first algae) • The algae conducted photosynthesis to create the oxygen in the atmosphere. BACK TO GAME

  48. $400 Question • The last ice age ended approximately how many years ago? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

  49. $400 Answer • 10,000 years ago BACK TO GAME

  50. $500 Question • Which geologic time era is Mr. Johnstone’s favorite? ANSWER BACK TO GAME

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