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Changes in the Earth’s Surface Jeopardy

Landforms Volcanoes and

Earthquakes

Water and Wind

Vocabulary Hodge Podge

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Final Jeopardy

Landforms200

A special type of mountain with an opening at its top through which

lava or ash flow

Landforms200

Answer: Volcano

Landforms400

A large, flat are of land

Landforms400

Answer: plain

LandformsDaily Double

600

A large flat area that is high

LandformsDaily Double

600

Answer: plateau

Landforms800

All landforms are shaped by some kind of

a)Water

b)Wind

c)Force

d)Tsunami

Landforms800

Answer:

C) force

Landforms1,000

How are mountains and plateaus different?

Landforms1,000

Answer: Mountains usually have pointed tops and plateaus are flat

Volcanoes and Earthquakes200

Magma that erupts out onto the earth’s surface is called _______________.

Volcanoes and Earthquakes200

Answer: lava

Volcanoes and EarthquakesDaily Double

400

Why do volcanoes and earthquakes happen in the same general area?

Volcanoes and EarthquakesDaily Double

400Possible Answer: Earthquakes happen where huge

moving blocks (plates) of the earth’s surface are pushing together. These moving blocks (plates) cause deep cracks to form in the Earth’s surface. Manga erupts from these cracks.

Volcanoes and Earthquakes600

Hot, melted rock and gases deep inside the earth is known as_____________

Volcanoes and Earthquakes600

Answer: magma

Volcanoes and Earthquakes800

As more lava erupts and spreads, a volcano gets….

a)Shorter and shorter

b)Taller and taller

c)Flatter and flatter

Volcanoes and Earthquakes800

Answer: Taller and taller

Volcanoes and Earthquakes1,000

What are some ways to protect yourself during an earthquake?

Volcanoes and Earthquakes1,000

Possible Answers:

-cover your head

-stay away from windows

-sit under the table or against

an inside wall

Water and Wind200

What natural force shaped this structure?

Water and Wind200

Answer: wind (or wind erosion)

Water and Wind400

Daily Double

Explain how water might cause weathering.

Water and Wind400

Daily Double

Answer: Water gets into the cracks of rocks, freezes, expands and pushes on the side of the cracks until the rock breaks apart

Water and Wind600

Name two things that can cause weathering (the breaking down and changing of rocks)

Water and Wind600

Possible Answers:

-water

-changing temperatures

-living things (plants and trees)

Water and Wind800

How can people cause erosion?

Water and Wind800

Possible Answer:

-When people build roads, houses, buildings, etc. they dig into the earth, which moves/shifts the land and causes erosion. In addition, it can cause rocks to fall, landslides, etc.

Water and Wind1,000

Name two things that can cause erosion (the carrying away of weathered rocks)

Water and Wind1,000

Possible Answers:

-rivers

-water

-glaciers

-wind

-gravity

Vocabulary200

This word means to to burst out

Vocabulary200

Answer: erupt

Vocabulary400

Daily Double

The breaking down and changing of rocks is known as ______________

Vocabulary400

Daily Double

Answer: weathering

Vocabulary600

The carrying away of weathered rocks or soil by water, wind or other causes is called ___________

Vocabulary600

Answer: erosion

Vocabulary800

A huge amount of moving ice is called

Vocabulary800

Answer: glacier

Vocabulary1,000

A _______________ is a shape on the earth’s surface.

Vocabulary1,000

Answer: landform

Hodge Podge 200

Give an example of how a plant might break down a rock (or cause weathering).

Hodge Podge 200

Answer: The roots of the plant can grow down into the cracks of rocks and break them apart

Hodge Podge 400

The Earth’s shape can be changed slowly and quickly. Give an example of how the Earth’s shape might change quickly.

Hodge Podge 400

Answer: earthquakes and/or volcanoes

Hodge Podge 600

Daily Double

Soil can be held in place by what living thing?

Hodge Podge 600

Daily Double

Answer: plant and tree roots

Hodge Podge 800

The Earth’s shape can be changed slowly and quickly. Give an example of how the Earth’s shape might change slowly.

Hodge Podge 800

Answer: By wind, water, changing temperatures, living things (weathering)

Hodge Podge 1,000

What is one way people try to prevent (stop) erosion?

Hodge Podge 1,000

Answer:

-People put wind fences on beaches

-Farmers use terrace farming

Answer:

1)Magma rises from deep inside the earth

2)Magma pushes upwards through the cracks.

3)Lava erupts from the volcano

4)Lava builds up outside the volcano and cools and hardens.

Final Jeopardy

Describe the four steps of a volcanic eruption