1. Chalkboard Challenge Grade 7 Social Studies
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2. Let’s Play
Final Challenge
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3. What is a narror piece of land that projects into a body of water?
Social Studies for 100
cape
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What is a narror piece of land that projects into a body of water?

4. 200 glacier Social Studies for 200
A large, slow-moving sheet of ice is a ___.

5. 300 delta Social Studies for 300
A roughly triangular land at the mouth of a river formed from deposits of silt is ___.

6. 400 lagoon Social Studies for 400
Water partially or completely enclosed within an atoll is a _____.

7. Broad, grassy plains in South Africa are called _____.
Social Studies for 500
veld
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Broad, grassy plains in South Africa are called _____.

8. More Social Studies for 100
mesa
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Spanish for table; steep-sided, flat-topped land is a _____

9. More Social Studies for 200
butte
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A small, flat-topped hill is a _____.

10. More Social Studies for 300
strait
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A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water is a _____

11. More Social Studies for 400
fiord
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An inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs is a ______.

12. More Social Studies for 500
reservoir
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A natural or man-made water holding site is a _____.

13. What is the outermost layer, or surface of the earth called?
Geology for 100
crust
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What is the outermost layer, or surface of the earth called?

14. A crack in a rock is called a _____.
Geology for 200
fracture
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A crack in a rock is called a _____.

15. What pushes and pulls on the earth’s crust?
Geology for 300
stress
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What pushes and pulls on the earth’s crust?

16. A break or crack along which rocks move is called a _____.
Geology for 400
fault
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A break or crack along which rocks move is called a _____.

17. Geology for 500
plateau
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A large area of flat land that is raised high above sea level is _____.

18. What is largely responsible for the greenhouse effect?
Weather for 100
Carbon dioxide
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What is largely responsible for the greenhouse effect?

19. When air is warmed, its density _______.
Weather for 200
decreases
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When air is warmed, its density _______.

20. To measure humidity is to measure _____.
Weather for 300
water vapor
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To measure humidity is to measure _____.

21. When the altitude increases, the air pressure _____.
Weather for 400
decreases
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When the altitude increases, the air pressure _____.

22. Weather for 500
tornado
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Which winds has the greatest speeds? Hurricane, tornado, land breeze, cyclone

23. More Weather for 100
Troposphere, stratosphere, ionosphere, exosphere
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What are the four layers of the earth’s atmosphere?

24. A person who studies weather is called a _____.
More Weather for 200
METEOROLOGIST
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A person who studies weather is called a _____.

25. In what country are most tornadoes found?
More Weather for 300
USA
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In what country are most tornadoes found?

26. What is the most common form of precipitation?
More Weather for 400
rain
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What is the most common form of precipitation?

27. The southeastern part of the U.S. is found in what climate region?
More Weather for 500
moist subtropical
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The southeastern part of the U.S. is found in what climate region?

28. Where on earth can thunderstorms occur almost every day?
Final Challenge
End Game
Write Your
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Wager
Around the equator
Where on earth can thunderstorms occur almost every day?
TIME’S
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29. Game Over
Teacher’s Name