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Powerpoint Jeopardy

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.

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Powerpoint Jeopardy

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  1. Powerpoint Jeopardy

  2. Which stage of the rock cycle occur closest to the center of the earth? Metamorphic Rock

  3. How are granite and obsidian similar? They are similar in composition

  4. An igneous rock characterized by two distinctly different textures is… Porphyry

  5. Which layer of the Earth likely contains the highest percentage of igneous rock? The crust

  6. In the rock cycle, rocks are classified by… Origin

  7. Meteor showers occur when Earth… Passes through comet debris

  8. A rock fragment traveling in space is called… Meteoroid

  9. Two planets that are know to radiate more energy back into space than they receive from the sun are…. Jupiter and Saturn

  10. Neptune was discovered after astronomers…. Predicted it position mathematically

  11. One reason why Mercury has more impact craters than Earth is because…. Mercury has no atmosphere

  12. What is a front? A boundary between two air masses

  13. How long does it take for a fully developed mid-latitude low to form? About 4 days

  14. In the Northern Hemisphere winds blow… Counterclockwise around low-pressure areas

  15. Why do thunderstorms often occur in the afternoons? Surface warming throughout the day causes unstable conditions in the troposphere

  16. Why do hurricanes weaken over land? They no longer have a source of humid air to provide heat from condensation

  17. Basalt is a common rock of surface lava flows. Which weathering process would not be expected to occur in basalt? Exfoliation

  18. What is not an agent of erosion? talus

  19. Best way to describe mudflow… Water carrying clay and silt move rapidly downhill

  20. What natural process probably cause the fencepost to lean downhill? Creep

  21. What is an example of mechanical weathering? The cracking of concrete sidewalk.

  22. Scientists hypothesized that Earth’s early atmosphere was formed primarily by gases released by…. Comet impacts.

  23. What process warms your feet if you stand barefoot on a sun-warmed sidewalk? conduction

  24. On a sunny summer day, the rays of the sun are strongest at…. 12 noon

  25. In which of earth’s atmosphere does almost all of Earth’s weather occur? Troposhpere

  26. The composition of Earth’s atmosphere has remained fairly stable recently because Earth… Has an efficient recycling system.

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