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As more sediment is deposited in one place, the sediment compresses and forms rocks. A 100

True A 100

The total amount of carbon in the carbon cycle remains the same. A 200

True A 200

Fossil fuels are gases in the atmosphere that absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the Sun. A 300

False; greenhouse gases A 300

Earth’s inner core is solid metal. A 400

True A 400

Rock materials sometimes change from one form to another quickly. A 500

True A 500

All life on Earth exists in the geosphere. B 100

False; biosphere B 100

The rise in Earth’s average surface temperature is often called global warming. B 200

True B 200

Streak is the way a mineral’s surface reflects light. B 300

False; luster B 300

Fracture is the tendency of minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces. B 400

False; cleavage B 400

The outermost Earth system is made of water. B 500

False; gases B 500

Which of the following is NOT one of the systems into which scientists divide Earth? a. geosphere b. hydrosphere c. hemisphere d. biosphere C 100

Which of the following is NOT one of the systems into which scientists divide Earth? c. hemisphere

As you dig a hole, you see layers of soil with different colors and content. What are these layers called? a.horizons b.vistas c.panoramas d.conglomerations C 200

As you dig a hole, you see layers of soil with different colors and content. What are these layers called? a.horizons

Which statement about soil horizons is true? a.The most weathered soil is found in the bottom layer. b.The most organic matter is found in the bottom layer c.Water moves clay through the B-horizon and becomes parent material. d.Weathered parent material can be rock or sediment. C 300

Which statement about soil horizons is true? d.Weathered parent material can be rock or sediment.

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About how many elements are naturally occurring in Earth’s crust? a.2 b.10 c.30 d.90 C 400

About how many elements are naturally occurring in Earth’s crust? d.90

How do scientists determine the density and makeup of Earth’s inner layers? a. analyzing earthquake waves b. measuring lava flows c. analyzing wind patterns d. measuring rainfall C 500

How do scientists determine the density and makeup of Earth’s inner layers? a. analyzing earthquake waves

Which of the following is a part of the geosphere? a. a cloud b. a daisy c. an elk d. a cliff D 100

Which of the following is a part of the geosphere? d. a cliff

Where is most of the water of the hydrosphere found? a. deep within solid Earth b. in living things c. in the atmosphere d. on the surface of Earth D 200

Where is most of the water of the hydrosphere found? d. on the surface of Earth

Where is water found in the gaseous state? a. ocean, lakes and streams b. glaciers c. atmosphere d. polar caps D 300

Where is water found in the gaseous state? c. atmosphere

What is one way nutrients enter soil? a. animals die and decay b. formation of igneous rock c. formation of metamorphic rock d. ozone decays into oxygen D 400

What is one way nutrients enter soil? a. animals die and decay

Phosphorus is not found in nature as an element, but combined with oxygen in compounds called ____. a. carbon dioxide b. oxygenates c. phosphates d. hydrospheres D 500

Phosphorus is not found in nature as an element, but combined with oxygen in compounds called ____. c. phosphates

The _______________ is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface. E 100

water cycle

Living plants remove _______________ from the atmosphere. E 200

carbon dioxide

The _______________ scale ranks minerals on a scale of 1 to 10 based on their relative hardness. E 300

Mohs E 300

Which layer of Earth is between the upper mantle and the uppermost mantle? _________ E 400

asthenosphere E 400

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Turquoise is a _______________ mineral. E 500

phosphate E 500

The hardest mineral is _______________. F 100

diamond F 100

When a volcano erupts, carbon from the geosphere enters the _______________ as carbon dioxide. F 200

atmosphere F 200

Earth’s phosphorus eventually becomes a part of new _______________ rocks that form at lake bottoms or the seafloor. F 300

sedimentary F 300

F 400 Layers of soil with different properties are called __________.

F 400 B-horizons

F 500 Layers of soil with different properties are called __________.

F 500 irregular

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Rock Cycle Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

Explain how sedimentary rock forms and tell me how it might become metamorphic rock. Click on screen to continue

Particles of sediment become compacted and cemented together to form sedimentary rock. If great heat and pressure are applied, metamorphic rock can form.

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