Earth Science Rocks and Minerals JEOPARDY Earth Science Rocks and Minerals

The Rock Cycle Changing Earth The Hardness Test Fading Away 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 FINAL JEOPARDY

1 - 100 Question As magma moves into the crust then cools, it becomes what type of rock? IGNEOUS ROCK Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

1 - 200 Question Marble is an example of what type of rock that was once a sedimentary rock called limestone? Answer METAMORPHIC ROCK Main Menu Final Jeopardy

1 - 300 Question The bottom of a lake is covered with huge amounts of small particles. Over a long period of time this material can become what kind of rock? Answer SEDIMENTARY ROCK Main Menu Final Jeopardy

1 - 400 Question Scientists put rocks into categories based on traits they have in common. What process skill are scientists using in this description? Answer CLASSIFICATION Main Menu Final Jeopardy

CRUST  MANTLE  OUTER CORE  INNER CORE 2 - 100 Question What are the four layers of Earth? List in order from the outside of the Earth to the innermost part. Answer CRUST  MANTLE  OUTER CORE  INNER CORE Main Menu Final Jeopardy

2 - 200 Question What is the name of the supercontinent once have existed over millions of years ago? PANGAEA Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

2 - 300 Question Around the Pacific Ocean is a series of trenches that causes many volcanoes and earthquakes to occur. What is the name given to this location? RING OF FIRE Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

List two effects of plate movement and explain how they are created. 2 - 400 Question List two effects of plate movement and explain how they are created. Answer 1 – EARTHQUAKE (plates slide against each other) 2 – VOLCANO ERUPTION (as plates move, magma is released from a hole in the crust) 3 – MOUNTAIN FORMATION (one plate pushes under another as the crust pushes upward) Main Menu Final Jeopardy

What is the hardest rock on the planet? 3 - 100 Question What is the hardest rock on the planet? Answer DIAMOND Main Menu Final Jeopardy

THE MOH’S SCALE HAS A RANGE FROM 1-10 3 - 200 Question What is the range of the scale to test the hardness of a rock or mineral? DAILY DOUBLE: What is the name of the scale? (answer for double points) Answer THE MOH’S SCALE HAS A RANGE FROM 1-10 Main Menu Final Jeopardy

How can you determine if a rock is harder than another? 3 - 300 Question How can you determine if a rock is harder than another? Answer SCRATCH THE SOFTER ROCK WITH THE HARDER ROCK. IF IT LEAVES A SCRATCH, IT IS HARDER. Main Menu Final Jeopardy

3 - 400 Question Which of the three types of rock is the softest: igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Answer SEDIMENTARY ROCK Main Menu Final Jeopardy

What force wore down the Grand Canyon after years of erosion? 4 - 100 Question What force wore down the Grand Canyon after years of erosion? DAILY DOUBLE: What is the name of the river? (answer for double points) Answer THE COLORADO RIVER Main Menu Final Jeopardy

4 - 200 Question What is the process of breaking down rocks by the force of wind and running water? WEATHERING Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

What is the name of the area where two plates meet? 4 - 300 Question What is the name of the area where two plates meet? FAULT Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

4 - 400 Question List one other way (aside from water or wind) that rocks and minerals are weathered away. EXTREME TEMPERATURE Answer Main Menu Final Jeopardy

Moh’s Scale Final Jeopardy Category You have 1 minute to decide your team’s wager.

You have 1 minute to write your response. Moh’s scale is actually a scale to test mineral hardness. Explain why it can be applied to test the hardness of rocks. How are rocks and minerals related? You have 1 minute to write your response. THE MOHS SCALE CAN TEST BOTH ROCKS AND MINERALS BECAUSE ROCKS ARE MADE UP OF MINERALS. Answer