JEOPARDY
Earth Science
Final Exam
Plate
Tectonics
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Continental
Drift
Earthquakes
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Historical
Geology
Relative &
Absolute
Dating
Weather &
Climate
100 100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500 500
600 600 600 600 600 600
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Plate Tectonics
100
Which of the following statements
about the continental crust is true?
A. It is made of dense rocks like granite.
B. It is made of light materials like silt
and clay.
C. It is about 7-10 km thick.
D. It is molten.
Plate Tectonics
100
A. It is made of dense rocks
like granite.
Plate Tectonics
200
Where can we find evidence that the north
and south magnetic poles have reversed
positions several times in Earth’s history?
A. The Appalachian Mountains
B. Antarctica’s fossils
C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
D. Ring of Fire
Plate Tectonics
200
C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Plate Tectonics
300
What happens to the old crust that was
originally near the mid-ocean ridge?
A. It melts immediately and sinks into the
mantle.
B. It folds into underwater mountains.
C. It forms a deep sea trench.
D. It is pushed aside by the new crust.
Plate Tectonics
300
D. It is pushed aside by the
new crust.
Plate Tectonics
400
ALL of the following are evidence that
support Wegener’s hypothesis of
continental drift EXCEPT
A. Fossils of prehistoric plants and animals
found on South America and Africa.
B. Mountain ranges on different continents line up.
C. Coastline shapes of continents fit like jigsaw
puzzle pieces.
D. Convection currents in the mantle move plates.
Plate Tectonics
400
D. Convection currents in the
mantle move plates.
Plate Tectonics
500
We know that the Atlantic Ocean is
continuously expanding. What’s stopping
it from expanding and taking over the
entire world?
A. Reduction
B. Ridging
C. Subduction
D. Trenching
Plate Tectonics
500
C. Subduction
Plate Tectonics
600
What is happening to the Pacific Ocean
while the Atlantic Ocean is expanding?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It is getting slowly smaller.
It is also expanding.
It has developed many island arcs.
It has collided with the African plate.
Plate Tectonics
600
A. It is getting slowly smaller.
Continental Drift
100
Which point in the
continental drift
sequence is shown?
A. 250 million years ago (First)
B. 195 million years ago (Second)
C. 132 million years ago (Third)
D. 60 million years ago (Fourth)
E. Modern world (Fifth/The
Present)
Continental Drift
100
A. 250 million years ago (First)
Continental Drift
200
Which point in the continental
drift sequence is shown?
A. 250 million years ago (First)
B. 195 million years ago
(Second)
C. 132 million years ago (Third)
D. 60 million years ago (Fourth)
E. Modern world (Fifth/The
Present)
Continental Drift
200
B. 195 million years ago (Second)
Continental Drift
300
Which point in the continental
drift sequence is shown?
A. 250 million years ago (First)
B. 195 million years ago (Second)
C. 132 million years ago (Third)
D. 60 million years ago (Fourth)
E. Modern world (Fifth/The
Present)
Continental Drift
300
E. Modern world (Fifth/The
Present)
Continental Drift
400
What type of plate
boundary is shown?
A. Converging—Collision
B. Converging—Subduction/
Trench & Island Arc
C. Converging—Subduction/
Trench & Volcanic
Mountains
D. Sliding/Fault
E. Diverging--Ridge/Rift
Continental Drift
400
B. Converging—Subduction/
Trench & Island Arc
Continental Drift
500
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What type of plate
boundary is shown?
A. Converging—Collision
B. Converging—
Subduction/ Trench &
Island Arc
C. Converging—
Subduction/ Trench &
Volcanic Mountains
D. Sliding/Fault
E. Diverging--Ridge/Rift
Continental Drift
500
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C. Converging—Subduction/
Trench & Volcanic Mountains
Continental Drift
What type of plate boundary 600
is shown?
A. Converging—Collision
B. Converging—
Subduction/ Trench &
Island Arc
C. Converging—
Subduction/ Trench &
Volcanic Mountains
D. Sliding/Fault
E. E. Diverging--Ridge/Rift
Continental Drift
600
D. Sliding/Fault
Earthquakes
100
What does the picture
show?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
epicenter
focus
L wave
P wave
S wave
Earthquakes
100
D. P wave
Earthquakes
200
What does the picture
show?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
epicenter
focus
L wave
P wave
S wave
Earthquakes
200
E. S wave
Earthquakes
300
What changes the rate at which P and S waves
move?
A. The type and density of the material through
which they travel.
B. The place in the crust where they occur.
C. The season of the year in which they happen.
D. The distance from the focus.
Earthquakes
300
A. The type and density of the
material through which they
travel.
Earthquakes
400
The fact that S waves are unable to travel through
Earth’s outer core supports the inference that the
outer core is
A.
B.
C.
D.
composed of iron and silica.
more dense than the inner core.
hotter than the rock’s melting point.
in a liquid state of matter.
Earthquakes
400
D. in a liquid state of
matter.
Earthquakes
500
This diagram shows the paths of P waves
and S waves generated during an
earthquake. Only P waves reach
the side of the Earth that is opposite
the focus because P waves…
A. are stronger than S waves.
B. travel faster than S waves.
C. bend more than S waves.
D. can travel through liquids.
Earthquakes
500
D. can travel through liquids.
Earthquakes
600
What role do plate boundaries play in the depths at which
earthquakes occur?
A. They determine the depth of the earthquake because
different types of plate boundaries are associated with
particular depths.
B. All plate boundaries are roughly at the same depth, so all
earthquakes originate at the same depth.
C. Earthquakes occur only at strike-slip (transform) plate
boundaries, so they can only occur at shallow depths.
D. Plate boundaries do not affect earthquake depths.
Earthquakes
600
A. They determine the depth of the earthquake
because different types of plate boundaries are
associated with particular depths.
Historical Geology
100
Index fossils are used to help determine the age of
rocks. All of the following characteristics describe
index fossils EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
alive for a short geologic time.
abundant.
petrified.
geographically widespread.
Historical Geology
100
C. petrified.
Historical Geology
200
Fossils are most likely found in which
type of rock?
A. igneous
B. intrusive
C. metamorphic
D. sedimentary
Historical Geology
200
D. sedimentary
Historical Geology
300
Fossils will most likely form in conditions
of
A. stable sedimentation and compression.
B. organic decomposition and weathering.
C. exposure to tropical climates.
D. exposure to moisture and air.
Historical Geology
300
A. stable sedimentation and compression.
Historical Geology 400
Archaeopteryx, an early bird species, had dinosaur
features; but, it also had feathers. This fossil…
A.
supports the theory that birds and reptiles have
different ancestors.
B. refutes the theory that mammals and reptiles are
related.
C. refutes the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded.
D. supports the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
Historical Geology
400
D. supports the theory that birds
evolved from dinosaurs.
Historical Geology
500
Of the following, which is the most likely to
leave a good fossil record?
A.
B.
C.
D.
amoeba
trilobite
flatworm
herbaceous plant
Historical Geology
500
B. trilobite
Historical Geology
600
Which of the following are two ways that original remains
can occur? (Choose both answers.)
A. An insect or very small animal is trapped in amber.
B. A dinosaur falls into a mud pit and is gradually pressed
into a mold of the sedimentary rock.
C. A prehistoric bird’s egg is buried in the nest and
gradually replaced with calcium carbonate.
D. A baby woolly mammoth falls into a crack in a glacier
and is frozen with ice and snow.
Historical Geology
600
A. An insect or very small animal is trapped
in amber.
D. A baby woolly mammoth falls into a crack
in a glacier and is frozen with ice and
snow.
Relative & Absolute Dating
100
According to the law
of superposition,
which strata is most
likely older:
B, C, D, or E?
Relative & Absolute Dating
100
B
Relative & Absolute Dating
200
According to the law of
cross-cutting, which
strata is most likely
younger:
A, B, C, or D?
Relative & Absolute Dating
200
A
Relative & Absolute Dating
300
Which side of the
diagram
represents
absolute time?
Side A
Side B
Side A
Side B
Relative & Absolute Dating
300
Side B
Relative & Absolute Dating
400
The dating of volcanic
ash layers is used as
A. Horizontality.
B. Index fossils.
C. Cross-cutting.
D. Key Beds.
Relative & Absolute Dating
400
D. Key Beds
Relative & Absolute Dating
500
Which era ended with a
mass extinction possibly
caused by an asteroid
strike?
A. Cenozoic
B. Mesozoic
C. Paleozoic
Relative & Absolute Dating
500
B. Mesozoic
Relative & Absolute Dating
600
Which of the following are the two problems with
Carbon14 dating? Choose both answers.
A. Long half-life: It breaks down into Sodium9 and
is too dangerous to use.
B. Short half-life: Can’t date back far in time.
C. Can only be used on things that were once living
(organic=wood, bones).
D. Can only be used on rocks.
Relative & Absolute Dating
600
B. Short half-life: Can’t date back far in time.
C. Can only be used on things that were once
living (organic=wood, bones).
Weather & Climate
100
Which of these map
symbols is for a
A.
warm front?
B.
C.
Weather & Climate
100
B.
Weather & Climate
200
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All of the following are factors that help
determine climate EXCEPT…
altitude/elevation
latitude
longitude
nearness to large body of water
prevailing winds
Weather & Climate
200
C. longitude
Weather & Climate
300
What does it mean when the isobar
lines are close together on a weather
map?
A. High pressure
B. High elevation
C. Low pressure
D. Low elevation
Weather & Climate
300
C. Low pressure
Weather & Climate
400
What factors may make it difficult to predict the
weather in our area? Choose the 3 factors that
affect our forecasts.
A. altitude/elevation variations between nearby mountains, valleys,
and plains
B. variations in soil types that slow down evaporation
C. abundant plant life and vegetation
D. nearness to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
E. prevailing winds over the Blue Ridge mountains
Weather & Climate
400
A. altitude/elevation variations between nearby mountains,
valleys, and plains
D. nearness to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
E. prevailing winds over the Blue Ridge mountains
Weather & Climate
500
An air mass moving south from central
Canada toward the Midwest section of the
United States would most likely be
A. wet and cool
B. wet and fast
C. humid and frigid
D. dry and cool
Weather & Climate
500
D. dry and cool
Weather & Climate
600
In which of the following air masses do most
hurricanes form?
A. polar continental
B. polar maritime
C. tropical maritime
D. tropical continental
E. all types of air masses
Weather & Climate
600
C. tropical maritime
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