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CAMBRIAN JEOPARDY

CAMBRIAN JEOPARDY. Rules:. 1) For those considering cheating in today’s show, please note that All prosecutors will be immediately deported to rutland senior secondary. Enough said.

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CAMBRIAN JEOPARDY

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  1. CAMBRIAN JEOPARDY

  2. Rules: 1) For those considering cheating in today’s show, please note that All prosecutors will be immediately deported to rutland senior secondary. Enough said.

  3. 2) Today’s gameshow will take place in an “Answer -Question” format, where the answer is given and you are required to provide the question. I repeat…required  For those still confused, here is an example. Although we must say we feel sorry for you.

  4. The study of the Earth

  5. What is Geology?

  6. Alright, let’s begin. Click the Earth

  7. Time Period Geography Life Climate Shuffle $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 PLEASE DO LAST

  8. The Era to which the Cambrian Period belongs

  9. What is the Paleozoic Era? Home

  10. The time span of the Cambrian Period (in million of years)

  11. What is 80 million years? Home

  12. Cambria is the classical name for this nation

  13. What is Wales? Home

  14. The geologic period succeeding the Cambrian

  15. What is the Ordovician? Home

  16. The British Geologist who first established the Cambrian Time Period

  17. Who is Adam Sedgwick? Home

  18. The name of the super-continent thought to exist during the Cambrian Period

  19. What is Proto-Pangaea? Home

  20. Name 2 of the 4 landmasses which made up Proto-Pangaea

  21. What are Siberia, Baltica, Laurentia, and Gondwana? (only need 2/4) Home

  22. Name the landmass above

  23. What is Siberia? Home

  24. ??? (Name this) siberia • Cambrian Continental Distribution laurentia baltica

  25. What is Gondwana? Home

  26. Event where the rising Cambrian sea levels enroached upon the existing landforms

  27. What is the Sauk Transgression? Home

  28. Majority of organisms existed in this type of environment

  29. What is the marine (aquatic) environment? Home

  30. Name given to the rapid diversification of life during the early Cambrian Period

  31. What is the Cambrian Explosion? Home

  32. The dominant species of the Cambrian Period

  33. What is the Arthropod (Trilobite)? Home

  34. One of the world’s most celebrated fossil fields, located in the Rock Mountains of British Columbia

  35. What is the Burgess Shale Formation? Home

  36. Name 1 of 3 possible microbial “scum” that may have existed on land

  37. What are fungi, algae, or lichens? Home

  38. Significant glaciationoccured during the span of the Cambrian Period True or False

  39. What is False? Home

  40. The climate of the Cambrian Period was likely warmer or colder than our current climate

  41. What is warmer? Home

  42. This gas had the highest atmospheric content during the Cambrian Period

  43. What is Carbon Dioxide? Home

  44. Main reason for relatively low content of oxygen in the Cambrian atmosphere

  45. What is limited number of flora present on land, and thus limited photosynthetic activiity? Home

  46. Percentage of surficial seawater during the Cambrian Period (vs. today’s 70%)

  47. What is 85% Home

  48. Mountain formation occurred on this particular landmass

  49. What is Gondwana? Home

  50. The geologic Eon to which the Cambrian Period belongs

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