Final Jeopardy Question Water #1 Weathering #2 500 History #6 Glaciers & Wind #4 Erosion #3 Oceans #5 100 200 300 400 500 400 300 200 100 200 300 400.
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Final Jeopardy QuestionFinal Jeopardy Question
Water#1
Weathering#2
500
History#6
Glaciers & Wind#4
Erosion#3
Oceans#5
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PrecipitationEvaporationCondensationTranspirationRunoffGroundwater flow
What are the six processes that make up the water cycle?
1.2.3.4.5.6.
What is the permeable layer of rock that is saturated with water?
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aquifer
Where is most of Earth’s liquid fresh water found?
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groundwater
In the water cycle, the process that changes a liquid into a gas is called _____________.
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evaporation
What is the land area that contributes to a river system called?
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Watershed
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Compare and contrast weathering and erosion
Weathering breaks down or chemically alters rocks, while erosion wears down and carries away rock and soil. Weathering contributes to erosion.
List at least five agents of erosion.
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The answer can be any five of the following:Wind, glaciers, gravity, groundwater, waves, streams, and weather
1. A rapid mass movement of large amounts of rock is called ____________.2. Tilted telephone poles and fences curving in a downward direction on a hillside are evidence of _____________.
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landslide
creep
What is wearing down and carrying away of rock and soil through the force of gravity, wind and water called?
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erosion
What rock types and conditions are ideal for chemical weather?
Limestone in a hot and rainy area
Rainwater, oxidation and carbonic acid are agents of _______________ __________,
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Chemical weathering
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What are three common features of fast-moving streams in mountainous areas?
Water FallsRapidsV-Shaped Valleys
What are two common features of formed by deposition that are often found in caves?
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Stalactites and stalagmites
What determines a stream’s ability to cause erosion?
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Its speedWhat causes meanders, V-shaped valleys, and oxbow lakes to form?
Surface water erosion
What feature is formed by sediment deposited when a stream flows into a lake?
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delta
What is the portion of a stream that flows through gently sloping flood plains?Meanders and oxbow lakes
Groundwater forms caves and sinkholes by the process of _______________
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Chemical weathering
Caves are formed by erosion from _____________groundwater
Describe three ways that wind erosion moves sediment.
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Fine Particles are suspended in the air and blown by the wind.
Larger particles bounce along the ground by saltation
The largest particles are pushed along the ground by the wind.
What is the pyramid-shaped glacial formation that is a combination of several connected ridges called?
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A horn
A mound of sediment formed at the downhill end of a glacier and along its sides is called _____________.
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moraine
Wind erodes the land by these two processes.
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Deflation and
abrasion
Deposits formed from windblown sand are called ___________.
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dunes
Describe the changes in amount of light, temperature, and pressure as depth in the ocean increases.
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Light decreasesTemperature decreasesPressure increases
Why do most ocean organisms live about a water depth of 500 meters?
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Pressure below that depth is too great
Deep currents in the ocean are caused by _____________________________.
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Density differences of ocean water.
What type of ocean current brings cold water from the deep ocean to the surface?upwelling
What is the process that moves sand along a shore?
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Longshore drift
What is an example of a feature caused by wave erosion?
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Sea stack
What are the four largest divisions of the geologic time scale?
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Precambrian timePaleozoic EraMesozoic EraCenozoic Era
What three methods can be used to compare the age of sedimentary rock layers?
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Radioactive isotopesIndex fossilsRelative dating
DAILYDOUBLE
By what method can the absolute age of an igneous rock be determined?
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Radioactive isotopes
From which Era are the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods?
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Mesozoic Era
During which Era did the first land plants and animals appear in the fossil record?
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Paleozoic Era
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This question is about the water cycle. Write down the number of points that you want to risk.
Go To Diagram
Label the six processes that correspond to the letters in the next diagram.
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
Runoff
Groundwater
CLICK ON EACH LETTER TO REVEAL THE ANSWERS
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