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Changes in the Earth’s Surface Jeopardy
Landforms Volcanoes and
Earthquakes
Water and Wind
Vocabulary Hodge Podge
200 200 200 200 200
400 400 400 400 400
600 600 600 600 600
800 800 800 800 800
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
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
