1. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Earthquakes Tsunamis Volcanos Potpourrie $100
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What happens when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?
The denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate

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

4. 1 - $300 What is the plate tectonic theory?
the belief that Earth's crust and upper mantle is broken into sections/plates

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What do scientists believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?
convection currents

6. 1 - $500 Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener

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The place where an earthquake originates is called? *hint underground
focus

8. 2 - $200 The San Andreas Fault is the largest of this type of fault?
strike-slip

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

10. 2 - $400 Forces of what ____ result in rocks being stretched apart?
tension

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A __________ is used to measure seismic waves.?
seismograph

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A wave that is produced by an earthquake is called?
Tsunami

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What does Tsunami mean? *Hint: Japanese
Wave in the harbor

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Tsunami’s can move up to what speed?
600 miles per hour

15. 3 - $400 Where do most tsunami’s take place in what ocean?
Pacific Ocean

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

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

18. 4 - $200 What is the difference between lava and magma?
After magma reaches the surface it's called lava

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What is a vent?
the opening in a volcano

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Magma originates in which layer of Earth?
mantle

21. 4 - $500 The Hawaiian Islands are formed because of __________?
hot spots

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

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

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

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How many active volcanoes are there on planet earth?*HINT:FunFacts
1900

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

27. 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