Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Earthquakes Tsunamis Volcanos Potpourrie $100 Plate Tectonics Earthquakes Tsunamis Volcanos Potpourrie $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 Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 What happens when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate? The denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate

1 - $200 A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that do what? move away from each other

1 - $300 What is the plate tectonic theory? the belief that Earth's crust and upper mantle is broken into sections/plates

1 - $400 What do scientists believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory? convection currents

1 - $500 Who first proposed the theory of continental drift? Alfred Wegener

2 - $100 The place where an earthquake originates is called? *hint underground focus

2 - $200 The San Andreas Fault is the largest of this type of fault? strike-slip

2 - $300 Rocks sliding past each other are a display of this type of force? A. shear B. compression C. tension shear

2 - $400 Forces of what ____ result in rocks being stretched apart? tension

2 - $500 A __________ is used to measure seismic waves.? seismograph

3 - $100 A wave that is produced by an earthquake is called? Tsunami

3 - $200 What does Tsunami mean? *Hint: Japanese Wave in the harbor

3 - $300 Tsunami’s can move up to what speed? 600 miles per hour

3 - $400 Where do most tsunami’s take place in what ocean? Pacific Ocean

3 - $500 Name one state in the US that is at great risk for being hit by a tsunami? Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska

4 - $100 A volcano is an opening in Earth that erupts what into the air? *Hint: name (1) Gases, ash, or lava: either answer works

4 - $200 What is the difference between lava and magma? After magma reaches the surface it's called lava

4 - $300 What is a vent? the opening in a volcano

4 - $400 Magma originates in which layer of Earth? mantle

4 - $500 The Hawaiian Islands are formed because of __________? hot spots

5 - $100 Name one natural event that can cause an earthquake?*Hint: name (1) Volcanic eruptions, meteor impacts

5 - $200 How many earthquakes are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center each day? *HINT: FunFacts 50 or more

5 - $300 How many earthquakes does southern California have each year? *HINT: FunFacts 10,000 or more

5 - $400 How many active volcanoes are there on planet earth?*HINT:FunFacts 1900

5 - $500 The word volcano comes from what Roman God of fire? *HINT:FunFacts Vulcan

Final Jeopardy C. Compressional Forces What kind of movement created the Himalaya Mountains A. divergent boundaries B. Erosion C. Compressional Forces D. Strike-Fault Slips C. Compressional Forces