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Powerpoint Jeopardy Rocks2 Planets2 Weather Weathering Atmosphere 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50
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Powerpoint Jeopardy. Which stage of the rock cycle occur closest to the center of the earth?. Metamorphic Rock. How are granite and obsidian similar?. They are similar in composition . An igneous rock characterized by two distinctly different textures is…. Porphyry. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Which stage of the rock cycle occur closest to the center of the earth?
Metamorphic Rock
How are granite and obsidian similar?
They are similar in composition
An igneous rock characterized by two distinctly different textures is…
Porphyry
Which layer of the Earth likely contains the highest percentage of igneous rock?
The crust
In the rock cycle, rocks are classified by…
Origin
Meteor showers occur when Earth…
Passes through comet debris
A rock fragment traveling in space is called…
Meteoroid
Two planets that are know to radiate more energy back into space than they receive from the sun are….
Jupiter and Saturn
Neptune was discovered after astronomers….
Predicted it position mathematically
One reason why Mercury has more impact craters than Earth is because….
Mercury has no atmosphere
What is a front?
A boundary between two air masses
How long does it take for a fully developed mid-latitude low to form?
About 4 days
In the Northern Hemisphere winds blow…
Counterclockwise around low-pressure areas
Why do thunderstorms often occur in the afternoons?
Surface warming throughout the day causes unstable conditions in the troposphere
Why do hurricanes weaken over land?
They no longer have a source of humid air to provide heat from condensation
Basalt is a common rock of surface lava flows. Which weathering process would not be expected to occur in basalt?
Exfoliation
What is not an agent of erosion?
talus
Best way to describe mudflow…
Water carrying clay and silt move rapidly downhill
What natural process probably cause the fencepost to lean downhill?
Creep
What is an example of mechanical weathering?
The cracking of concrete sidewalk.
Scientists hypothesized that Earth’s early atmosphere was formed primarily by gases released by….
Comet impacts.
What process warms your feet if you stand barefoot on a sun-warmed sidewalk?
conduction
On a sunny summer day, the rays of the sun are strongest at….
12 noon
In which of earth’s atmosphere does almost all of Earth’s weather occur?
Troposhpere
The composition of Earth’s atmosphere has remained fairly stable recently because Earth…
Has an efficient recycling system.
