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Earth Science SOL Hodgepodge Rocks Erosion Soil, Water + Plate Tectonic 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 Jeopardy Geologic History-100 1.Uranium decays into lead, its more stable isotope. Uranium is the _________ isotope of lead. a.adult b.daughter c. parent d.normal • ANSWER: C Answer Question Minerals-200 1.Which of the following criteria must a material possess in order to be considered a mineral? a.solid b.inorganic c. naturally occurring d.all of the above • ANSWER: D Answer Question Astronomy -300 1.The apparent magnitude of a star is a measure of its _______. a.color b.brightness from Earth c. size d.stage of life • ANSWER: B Answer Question Astronomy-400 1.If a star has a luminosity of –10 this means that star is ________. a.small b.big c. bright d.dim • ANSWER: C Answer Question Natural Resources -500 1.A nonrenewable resource is a resource that________________. a.cannot be recycled b.destroys the environment when used c. consumed faster than nature can replace it d.is easily taken from the Earth ANSWER: C Answer Question Rocks-100 1.Magma differs from lava in that _______. a. lava is above ground b. lava is below ground c. lava is cooler than magma d. lava is hotter than magma • ANSWER: A Answer Question Rocks -200 1.A volcano would create what type of rock? a.metamorphic b.sedimentary c. sandstone d.igneous ANSWER: D Answer Question Rocks -300 1.Coal is made from decayed plant material compacted together. This is an example of a(n) ________ sedimentary rock. a.chemical b.organic c. clastic d.intrusive • ANSWER: B Answer Question Rocks -400 1.Fossils are more commonly found in_______ rock. a. metamorphic b.sedimentary c. igneous d.basalt • ANSWER: B Answer Question Rocks -500 • 20. Which of the following igneous rocks has large, visible crystals? a. granite b. rhyolite c. pumice d. basalt • ANSWER: A Answer Question Erosion-100 • 26. A feature of karst topography includes ______. a. sinkholes b. losing streams c. caverns d. all of the above • ANSWER: D Answer Question Weathering -200 • When weak acids in ground water come into contact with some types of bedrock, it dissolves. This is an example of _________. a. Soil formation b. Mechanical weathering c. Chemical weathering d. Erosion • Answer C Question Erosion -300 1.Which agent of erosion erodes through a process called mass movement? a.wind b.water c. ice d.gravity • ANSWER: D Answer Question Erosion -400 1.Erosion is ______. a.the transport of sediments b.the breakdown of rocks c. the settling of sediments d.the building of deltas • ANSWER: A Answer Question Erosion -500 • Which agent of erosion weathers rock through a process called abrasion? a. Wind b. Water c. Ice d. Gravity • ANSWER: A Answer Question Soil and Water -100 1.To a scientist, ____ is a loose mixture of small mineral fragments and organic material. a.soil b.bedrock c. parent rock d.humus • ANSWER: D Answer Question Soil and Water -200 1.The wide curves in the river are called _____. a.meanders b.watersheds c. tributaries d.channels • ANSWER: A Answer Question Water and Soil -300 1.The zone of aeration and the zone of saturation meet at a boundary called the ____. a.recharge zone b.water table c. well d.artesian spring • ANSWER: B Answer Question Earth’s layers -400 1. In which layer of the Earth are convection currents believed to occur? a. crust b. inner core c. the lithosphere d. the asthenosphere • ANSWER: D Answer Question Earth’s Layers -500 1.How do scientists know the layers of Earth? a.Humans have drilled to the core b.The layers of Earth is only a theory, so scientists are guessing c. By studying seismic waves as they travel through Earth d.By studying other planets’ layers • ANSWER: C Answer Question Tectonic Plates -100 1.Sea-floor spreading occurs at which type of plate boundary? a.divergent boundary b.transform boundary c. convergent boundary d.all of the above ANSWER: A Answer Question Tectonic Plates -200 1.Continental mountain ranges are usually associated with ____. a.divergent boundaries b.transform boundaries c. convergent boundaries d. normal boundaries • ANSWER: C Answer Question Plate Tectonics -300 1.The type of tectonic plate boundary that has a subduction zone is ___. a.divergent b.transform c. C-C convergent d.O-C convergent • ANSWER: D Answer Question Plate Tectonics -400 1.Which point in the illustration represents the epicenter of the earthquake? a.A b. B • ANSWER: B Answer c. C Question d. D Plate Tectonics -500 1.The magnitude of an earthquake is a direct measure of ____. a.how much energy it releases b.how much damage it causes c. how long it lasts d.how many aftershocks it causes ANSWER: A Answer Question FINAL JEOPARDY • Cooling and crystallization of lava results in _____. a.extrusive igneous rocks b.clastic sedimentary rocks c. intrusive igneous rocks d.organic sedimentary rocks • ANSWER: A Answer Question Earth Science SOL Software Used: Microsoft PowerPoint Content: http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/5093042094548/lib/5093042094548/2007_SOLtests/20 07_earthscience.htm Graphic Elements: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart Game Created By: Mr. Mangan, 2009 emplate Created By: Pat King, 2004 End Show