Jeopardy

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Jeopardy
Created by Eleanor Joyce Andrew
Lewis Middle School Salem, VA
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The Earth Trivia
Inside the earth
Vocabulary
Landforms
Waterforms
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Landforms 200
An Area of low land between hills or mountains
Valley
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Landforms 400
Landform that has steep slopes and a peak or a
summit
Mountain
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Land forms 600
A group of islands
Archipelago
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Landforms 800
A narrow piece of land that connects two larger
land masses
Isthmus
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Landforms 1000
Land that is higher than surrounding land with a
least one steep side
Plateau
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The Earth Trivaia 200
The highest point on the earth is
Mt. Everest
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The Earth Trivia 400
The lowest point on the surface of the earth is
The Dead Sea
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The Earth Trivia 600
What percent of the earths water supply is fresh?
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The Earth Trivia 800
The deepest part of the ocean is the
Marianna Trench
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The Earth Trivia 1000
The area of the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes
erupt and earthquakes occur is the
Ring of Fire
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Vocabulary 200
The part of the earth where life is found
Biosphere
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Vocabulary 400
Goods that are shipped out of a country are called
exports
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Vocabulary 600
Air that surrounds the earth
atmosphere
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Vocabulary 800
Evaporation, Precipitation, runoff, infiltration
and groundwater flow are all part of the
Water Cycle
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Vocabulary 1000
The sun and the objects that revolve around it
Solar System
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Waterforms 200
A stream of water that falls from a high place
waterfall
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Waterforms 400
A large body of salt water that is partly
enclosed by land
Sea
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Waterforms 600
A body of water flowing through the land
River
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Waterforms 800
The part of the earth that includes all the
oceans, rivers, lakes, and all water
Hydrosphere
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Waterforms 1000
Earthquakes and volcanoes that erupt under the
sea cause what?
Tsunamis
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Inside the Earth 200
The mantle is made up of what kind of rock?
Magma or molten rock
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Inside the Earth 400
Shaking movements of the earths crust are called.
earthquakes
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Inside the Earth 600
Bends in layers of rock are called
Folds
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Inside the Earth 800
When an ocean plate slides under a continental
plate a ___zone is created.
Subduction
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Inside the Earth 1000
The theory that the earths crust is divided into
moving plates is called..
Plate tectonics
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Final Jeopardy
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All the earths landforms were one continent
millions of years ago. What was the name of the
continent?
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Pangea