Jeopardy $100 Plate Tectonics EarthquakeMix It Up Volcano More Mix It Up $200 $300 $400 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 Final Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 What is the rate at which tectonic plates move per year? What is the rate at which tectonic plates move per year? A few centimeters a year A few centimeters a year

1 - $200 What causes tectonic plates to move? (2 factors needed) What causes tectonic plates to move? (2 factors needed) Convection Currents and Gravity Convection Currents and Gravity

1 - $300 What causes new crust to form at mid-ocean ridges? What causes new crust to form at mid-ocean ridges? Sea-floor spreading Sea-floor spreading

1 - $400 What was the name of the ancient landmass or supercontinent that existed on Earth millions of years ago? What was the name of the ancient landmass or supercontinent that existed on Earth millions of years ago? Pangaea Pangaea

1 - $500 What process causes heat from deep within the Earth to be transferred to the crust? What process causes heat from deep within the Earth to be transferred to the crust? Convection (as in convection currents inside the mantle) Convection (as in convection currents inside the mantle)

2 - $100 Which wave is the fastest? Which wave is the fastest? Primary Primary

2 - $200 Where do most earthquakes occur? Where do most earthquakes occur? At plate boundaries At plate boundaries

2 - $300 What property of the earthquake does the Richter Scale measure What property of the earthquake does the Richter Scale measure Magnitude (or strength) Magnitude (or strength)

2 - $400 An earthquake has just occurred in your state. To determine the exact location, we should look at the __________. An earthquake has just occurred in your state. To determine the exact location, we should look at the __________. Epicenter Epicenter

2 - $500 What are the three types of faults? What are the three types of faults? Normal, Reverse, and Strike-Slip Normal, Reverse, and Strike-Slip

3 - $100 What is subduction? What is subduction? Process in which one tectonic plate slips beneath another one. Process in which one tectonic plate slips beneath another one.

3 - $200 How many MAJOR plates are there on Earth? How many MAJOR plates are there on Earth? Seven Seven

3 - $300 What is formed when tectonic plates collide? What is formed when tectonic plates collide? Mountains or volcanoes Mountains or volcanoes

3 - $400 What process is characterized by the movement of the Earth and the destruction is causes? What process is characterized by the movement of the Earth and the destruction is causes? Earthquakes Earthquakes

3 - $500 Why are earthquakes more frequent in California compared to Michigan? Why are earthquakes more frequent in California compared to Michigan? Because California is located on the boundary between two plates. Because California is located on the boundary between two plates.

4 - $100 What are volcanoes usually characterized by? What are volcanoes usually characterized by? Size and shape Size and shape

4 - $200 What is one negative impact volcanoes have on earth What is one negative impact volcanoes have on earth Pollutes air, kills animals and blocks sun to decrease temperture Pollutes air, kills animals and blocks sun to decrease temperture

4 - $300 True or False: Volcanoes can cause eartquakes True or False: Volcanoes can cause eartquakes True True

4 - $400 Name 2 of the 3 types of volcanoes Name 2 of the 3 types of volcanoes Shield, Cinder cone, and Composite Shield, Cinder cone, and Composite

4 - $500 Explain what the Ring of Fire is and where it is located. Explain what the Ring of Fire is and where it is located. The Ring of Fire is the linear location of many of Earth’s volcanoes. It is located around the Pacific plate in the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire is the linear location of many of Earth’s volcanoes. It is located around the Pacific plate in the Pacific Ocean.

5 - $100 What type of rocks are usually found in close proximity to volcanoes? What type of rocks are usually found in close proximity to volcanoes? Igneous Igneous

5 - $200 What type of plate boundaries causes earthquakes? What type of plate boundaries causes earthquakes? Transform Transform

5 - $300 What can we use to measure the interior of Earth? What can we use to measure the interior of Earth? Sonar Sonar

5 - $400 Seismic waves travel through Earth’s layers at different speeds due to ? Seismic waves travel through Earth’s layers at different speeds due to ? Density Density

5 - $500 If an oceanic and a continental plate collided, what would happen? If an oceanic and a continental plate collided, what would happen? The oceanic plate would go through subduction since it has a higher density then the continental plate. The oceanic plate would go through subduction since it has a higher density then the continental plate.

Final Jeopardy How are convection currents and tectonic plates related? How are convection currents and tectonic plates related? Convection currents are the driving force that causes the plates to move. Convection currents are the driving force that causes the plates to move.