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Earth’s Rapid Changes Jeopardy

Test your knowledge of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and cause and effect vocabulary in this interactive Jeopardy game. Explore Earth's rapid changes and learn fascinating facts. Get ready to challenge yourself and have fun!

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Earth’s Rapid Changes Jeopardy

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  1. Earth’s Rapid Changes Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. Earthquakes Volcanos Landslides Cause and Effect Vocabulary 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

  4. A sudden movement of Earth’s crust.

  5. What is an earthquake?

  6. This measures how strong an earthquake is.

  7. What is the Richter Scale?

  8. A person who study’s earthquakes.

  9. What is a seismologist?

  10. A slow movement along a fault.

  11. What is a creep?

  12. When an earthquake occurs on the ocean floor, it can cause this.

  13. What is a tsunami?

  14. An opening in Earth’s crust that emits hot ash, gasses and molten rock .

  15. What is a volcano?

  16. When pressure pushes magma to the earth’s surface, it becomes this.

  17. What is lava?

  18. When a volcano erupts, this kind of rock can be formed, changing the surface of earth.

  19. What is igneous rock?

  20. This Washington volcano is known for an eruption that blew off the top of the mountain in 1980.

  21. What is Mount Saint Helen?

  22. This is the name for the area in the Pacific Ocean that is known for its high level of volcanic activity.

  23. What is the Ring of Fire?

  24. A sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a steep slope.

  25. What is a landslide?

  26. When large sections of rock break along cracks and topple over each other.

  27. What is a rock slide?

  28. If you have built a house on one of these, you may be at risk of a landslide.

  29. What is a hillside, or cliff?

  30. This powerful force can lead to loose soil, which can cause more risk for landslides.

  31. What is fire?

  32. This natural force is what makes steep slopes a more likely place for landslides to occur.

  33. What is gravity?

  34. Hot ash, lava, volcanic bombs, and more land.

  35. What is a volcano?

  36. Damaged land and destroyed structures.

  37. What is an earthquake?

  38. Land suddenly becomes covered with mud.

  39. What is a mudslide?

  40. Magma rises to the earth’s surface.

  41. What is pressure builds beneath earth’s surface?

  42. A tsunami occurs.

  43. What is an earthquake that takes place on the ocean floor?

  44. A crack in the Earth’s crust.

  45. What is a fault?

  46. Molten rock beneath earth’s surface.

  47. What is magma?

  48. The study of earthquakes.

  49. What is seismology?

  50. The place on the earth’s surface where the earthquake feels the strongest.

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