© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Featuring your host… Mr.M.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved

Featuring your host…

Mr.M


Miley Cyrus

Wall-E Tom Brady

Round 1 Round 2Final

JeopardyGameOver


Get mydrift?

Spreadingapart

Who’son top?

Cleanyourplate!

Bound-aries

Everythingelse

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Round 1

Final Jeopardy

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The German scientist who suggested the theory of

continental drift

The German scientist who suggested the theory of

continental drift


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Who is Alfred Wegener?Who is Alfred Wegener?

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Name 2 of the 4 pieces of evidence suggesting the

continents used to be joined

Name 2 of the 4 pieces of evidence suggesting the

continents used to be joined


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What are…?

1-fossil 2-shape of the continents

3-rock/glacial/salt deposits4-alignment of mountain ranges

What are…?

1-fossil 2-shape of the continents

3-rock/glacial/salt deposits4-alignment of mountain ranges

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The name for the super continent that existed 250 million years agoThe name for the super continent that existed 250 million years ago


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What is Pangaea?What is Pangaea?

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The main reason geologists did not believe him was because his

theory was lacking this

The main reason geologists did not believe him was because his

theory was lacking this


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What is a satisfactory explanation of the force that pushes or pulls

the continents?

What is a satisfactory explanation of the force that pushes or pulls

the continents?

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This was Wegener’s actual profession

(was not a geologist!)

This was Wegener’s actual profession

(was not a geologist!)


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What is a meterologist?What is a meterologist?

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These underwater formations form the largest mountain chain

in the world

These underwater formations form the largest mountain chain

in the world


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What are midocean ridges?What are midocean ridges?

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At midocean ridges, lava erupts from the __________ and runs the

length of a ridge

At midocean ridges, lava erupts from the __________ and runs the

length of a ridge


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What is the rift valley?What is the rift valley?

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The age of the rocks on the ocean floor get progressively ____________ the further away

from the mid-ocean ridge.

The age of the rocks on the ocean floor get progressively ____________ the further away

from the mid-ocean ridge.


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What is older?What is older?

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The process of the oceanic plates moving away from the midocean

ridges is known as this

The process of the oceanic plates moving away from the midocean

ridges is known as this


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What is sea-floor spreading?What is sea-floor spreading?

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Scientists are able to observe “stripes” in the ocean floor

because these minerals freeze in different directions when the

polarity of the planet changes.

Scientists are able to observe “stripes” in the ocean floor

because these minerals freeze in different directions when the

polarity of the planet changes.


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What is magnetite or iron?What is magnetite or iron?

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The process in which crust plunges back into the Earth is

called this

The process in which crust plunges back into the Earth is

called this


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What is subduction?What is subduction?

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Deep, V-shaped canyons that occur at areas of subductionDeep, V-shaped canyons that occur at areas of subduction


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What are trenches?What are trenches?

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This is why oceanic crust is subducted under continental crust (also why older oceanic

crust is subducted under newer crust)

This is why oceanic crust is subducted under continental crust (also why older oceanic

crust is subducted under newer crust)


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What is that it is more dense?What is that it is more dense?

Scores


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As crust is subducted, it melts into magma which may rise and

eventually form these

As crust is subducted, it melts into magma which may rise and

eventually form these


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What are volcanoes?What are volcanoes?

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This is the deepest trench in the world

This is the deepest trench in the world


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What is the Marianas trench?What is the Marianas trench?

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There are these many major lithospheric plates

There are these many major lithospheric plates


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What is 7?What is 7?

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This is the largest lithospheric plate

This is the largest lithospheric plate


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What is the Pacific plate?What is the Pacific plate?

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This method of heat transfer is the driving force behind the plate

movement

This method of heat transfer is the driving force behind the plate

movement


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What are convection currents?What are convection currents?

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The Hawaiian Islands were formed by this

The Hawaiian Islands were formed by this


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What is a hot spot?What is a hot spot?

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This type of activity is found at all plate boundaries

This type of activity is found at all plate boundaries


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What is earthquake (seismic) activity?

What is earthquake (seismic) activity?

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This is the type of boundary where midocean ridges formThis is the type of boundary where midocean ridges form


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What are divergent boundaries?What are divergent boundaries?

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The type of boundary formed by a lateral fault (plates grinding past

each other in a horizontal direction)

The type of boundary formed by a lateral fault (plates grinding past

each other in a horizontal direction)


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What is a transform boundary?What is a transform boundary?

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Los Angeles is found on this plate

Los Angeles is found on this plate


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What is the Pacific plate?What is the Pacific plate?

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This explains why a convection current works

This explains why a convection current works


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What is the deeper hotter mantle material rises (less dense) and

then cools, becomes denser, and sinks? This cycle repeats.

What is the deeper hotter mantle material rises (less dense) and

then cools, becomes denser, and sinks? This cycle repeats.

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These islands are formed when two oceanic plates collide

These islands are formed when two oceanic plates collide


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What are island arcs?What are island arcs?

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Mountains only, no volcanoes, are formed at this type of

convergent boundary

Mountains only, no volcanoes, are formed at this type of

convergent boundary


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What is a collision of two continental plates

What is a collision of two continental plates

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This is the only country that has a divergent boundary running

down the middle

This is the only country that has a divergent boundary running

down the middle


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What is Iceland?What is Iceland?

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This is why there is no subduction at continental-

continental collisions

This is why there is no subduction at continental-

continental collisions


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What is both plates are of very similar density?

What is both plates are of very similar density?

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The name for the earthquake and volcano zone that encircles the

Pacific Ocean

The name for the earthquake and volcano zone that encircles the

Pacific Ocean


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What is the Ring of Fire?What is the Ring of Fire?

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This mountain chain is believed to have been formed when the

North American plate converged with another continental plate

during the formation of Pangaea.

This mountain chain is believed to have been formed when the

North American plate converged with another continental plate

during the formation of Pangaea.


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What are the Appalachian Mountains?

What are the Appalachian Mountains?

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The category is:

Ancient Eruptions

The category is:

Ancient EruptionsFinal

Jeopardy Question


Pompei and Herculaneum were devastated by the eruption of this

legendary volcano in 79 A.D.

Pompei and Herculaneum were devastated by the eruption of this

legendary volcano in 79 A.D.


What was Mt. Vesuvius?What was Mt. Vesuvius?

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