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Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.
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Click here for Final Jeopardy
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MountainsLandforms Rain Shadow 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Yellowstone National Park Vocabulary
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What is hot, molten rock at the Earth's surface?
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What is a mountain with an opening through which lava is forced?
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What is a hot spring that erupts?
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What is the line of elevation called above which trees cannot grow?
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What is a cold, flat area where trees cannot grow?
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What is the highest peak in North America?
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What mountain range runs from New Mexico north to Alaska?
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What mountain in Hawaii is the wettest place on Earth?
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What mountain range is similar to the Rockies and is found in California and Nevada?
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Name a mountain range found in Alaska besides the Rockies.
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What is the oldest national park in the world?
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What states does Yellowstone N.P. run through?
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Name two things Yellowstone N.P. is famous for.
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Explain why hot springs & geysers are located in Yellowstone N.P.
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What year did huge wildfires burn a large portion of the park?
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What is the most famous geyser found in Yellowstone N.P.?
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The hottest place in the United States is found in California. Name this city.
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What formed the Hawaiian islands?
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What is the imaginary line that runs along the crest of the Rockies?
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What is the desert region that includes parts of Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, & Wyoming?
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What mountain range does the rain shadow occur on?
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Which side of the Cascade Mountains receive more rain; east or west?
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What state is affected by the rain shadow?
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What happens when the wind pushes the clouds up the mountains?
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Why is the east side of the Cascade Mountains a dry area with little rain?
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Make your wager
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Final Question
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lava
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volcano
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geyser
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timberline
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tundra
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Mount McKinley
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Rocky Mountain Range
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Mount Waialeale
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Sierra Nevada
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Aleutian Range
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Yellowstone National Park
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Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana
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Hot springs, geysers, wildlife
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Over a hot spot in the Earth
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1988
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Old Faithful
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Death Valley
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volcanoes
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Continental Divide
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Great Basin
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Cascade Range
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west
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Washington
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Clouds rise and get cooler, cool clouds cannot hold much water, water falls to Earth
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Clouds have released water on western side, warm winds continue to east side
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Final Answer
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