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Geopardy 1 Earth’s Ring Of Fire Structure Forces Of Change Earth’s Water Solar System and Atmosphere 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 2 The sliding of what causes volcanoes along the Pacific Plate rim? 3 Tectonic Plates 4 The lake of lava below Hawaii is known as a what? 5 Hotspot 6 In the 1980’s, this mountain erupted in one of the biggest recorded eruptions in history. The eruption destroyed miles of temperate forest, millions of animals lost their homes, and 57 human lives were lost. What is the name of the mountain? 7 Mt. St. Helens 8 The atmosphere was created by gases that came out of volcanoes for how many years? 9 200 billion years 10 How many volcanoes are active on the Ring of Fire today? 11 Over 400 12 100 What is the thinnest part of the Earth's layer? 13 The crust 14 What is the super landmass that was proposed by Alfred Wegener and what big clue hinted this to him? 15 Pangaea; South America and Africa fitting together 16 What is the layer of the Earth is under the most pressure? 17 The inner core 18 What is the inner core made of? 19 Nickel and Iron 20 What is the upper layer of the mantle called? 21 Asthenosphere 22 When one plate slides beneath another it is known as _____? 23 Subduction 24 Sudden violent movement of plates along a fault line results in what natural disaster? 25 Earthquakes 26 What is the weathering away of the Earth’s surface by wind, glaciers, and moving water known as? 27 Erosion 28 What type of weathering carved the Grand Canyon? 29 Water erosion 30 What are large piles of rocks and debris left by melted and receded glaciers called? 31 Moraines 32 What powers the water cycle? 33 The sun 34 !!!!!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!! This process takes salt water and turns it into freshwater? 35 Desalination 36 These groundwater supplies bring freshwater to many Texans and are stored in underground porous rock? 37 Aquifers 38 Earth's bodies of water make up the what? 39 The hydrosphere 40 What percent of Earth's water supply is in glaciers and ice caps? 41 2% 42 The air we breath is part of the what? 43 The atmosphere 44 The part of Earth that supports life is called the what? 45 The biosphere 46 What are the four inner planets starting from innermost to outermost? 47 Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars 48 What is the cluster of space rocks revolving around the Sun inbetween Jupiter and Mars called? 49 The Asteroid Belt 50 What type of planets are the rocky, solid, inner planets of the solar system? 51 Terrestrial Planets 52