1. Welcome to the 2nd Grade’s “Try to Make a Million”
The topic of this game is
“Weathering and Erosion”
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2. What is it called when rocks are moved by water, wind, or humans?
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What is it called when rocks are moved by water, wind, or humans?
A. weathering
C. pollution
B. erosion
D. mechanical

3. What is the other kind of weathering besides mechanical?
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What is the other kind of weathering besides mechanical?
A. erosion
C. baking
B. chemical
D. boiling

4. What can water do to rocks or cement when it freezes in the cracks?
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What can water do to rocks or cement when it freezes in the cracks?
A. nothing
C. dry up
B. melt
D. make cracks bigger

5. What happens to the volume or size of water when it freezes?
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What happens to the volume or size of water when it freezes?
A. gets smaller
C. stays the same
B. gets bigger
D. Cracks open rocks

6. What will happen to a hot rock if it is put into cold water?
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What will happen to a hot rock if it is put into cold water?
A. Nothing
C. It would crack.
B. Jump out of the glass
D. Break the glass

7. What will a plant root do to rocks, bricks, or cement?
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What will a plant root do to rocks, bricks, or cement?
A. Nothing
C. Die
B. Grow
D. Break them apart

8. When the wind blows, what can it do to rocks?
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When the wind blows, what can it do to rocks?
A. Nothing
C. Make them bigger
B. Blow away little pieces
D. Freeze them

9. The waves of oceans, lakes, and rivers can make rocks do what?
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The waves of oceans, lakes, and rivers can make rocks do what?
C. Break apart and roll back and forth
A. Explode
B. Freeze
D. Get wet

10. How can a glacier (a large sheet of ice) cause weathering?
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How can a glacier (a large sheet of ice) cause weathering?
A. It breaks off rocks and slides down mountains.
C. It blows it away.
D. When it cracks, rocks fly out.
B. It doesn’t

11. How can chemical weathering break apart rocks?
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How can chemical weathering break apart rocks?
C. Rain breaks rocks into small pieces.
A. It doesn’t
D. Plant roots break them up.
B. Acid rain changes some rocks

12. How can an animal (like a cow) cause erosion?
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How can an animal (like a cow) cause erosion?
A. It breaks up rocks.
C. It makes too much noise.
B. It gives too much milk.
D. It makes a walking path, killing plants.

13. How did the Grand Canyon get so carved out?
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How did the Grand Canyon get so carved out?
A. Glaciers
C. Animals
B. Water and wind
D. Chemicals

14. To show how acid can weather rocks, use these two things:
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To show how acid can weather rocks, use these two things:
A. Water and marbles
C. Soap and chalk
D. Vinegar and limestone
B. Milk and a rock

15. To stop erosion, people must do all of the below except what?
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To stop erosion, people must do all of the below except what?
C. Plan good draining systems for buildings and streets.
A. Plant more trees and other plants
B. Keep vehicles on roads.
D. Stay home.

16. 1,000,000
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What is one thing we want you to remember about weathering and erosion?
A. They are hard words to understand.
C. Just learning about them is good enough.
D. They change the earth.
B. They are someone else’s problems.

17. Sorry
Your answer is not correct.
You leave with $0.

18. Sorry
Your answer is not correct.
You leave with $100.

19. Sorry
Your answer is not correct.
You leave with $1,000.

20. Sorry
Your answer is not correct.
You leave with $32,000.

21. Nice going!
$100
You just won
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22. Good for you!
$200
You just won
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23. You are on your way!
$300
You just won
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24. You passed the first section!
$500
You just won
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25. You are so smart!
$1,000
You just won
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26. You must have studied!
$2,000
You just won
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27. Mr. Diercks must be a good teacher!
$4,000
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28. Are you a genius?
$8,000
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29. You are on your way to a million dollars.
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You just won
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30. You are brilliant!
$32,000
You just won
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31. This is amazing!
$64,000
You just won
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32. You’re almost there!
$125,000
You just won
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33. Fantastic!
$250,000
You just won
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34. You are almost a millionaire!
$500,000
You just won
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35. for answering the Weathering and Erosion questions!
Congratulations!
You have just won a
$1,000,000
for answering the Weathering and Erosion questions!