Plate Tectonics and Magnetism

1. Plate Tectonics and Magnetism Jeopardy Hosted by Mrs LaBelle

2. Inside Story May the force be with you Movin and Groovin Which Way $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500

3. Which of Earth’s layers is composed of tectonic plates? ______________________ Inside Story for $100 The lithosphere

4. The lithosphere is a stiff outer layer of the Earth. Convection in the _______ helps move pieces of the lithosphere around Inside Story for $200 mantle

5. The lithosphere includes the upper part of the mantle and the _______________. Inside Story for $300 crust

6. The spread of the ocean floor which pushes lithospheric plates around is a theory called ______________________. Plate Tectonics Inside Story for $400

7. The crust is part of which of Earth’s layers? Inside Story for $500 Lithosphere

8. Earth is a giant __________. May the force be with you for $100 Magnet

9. True of false Just like other magnets, the earth has two magnetic poles with opposite charges. May the force be with you for $200 true

10. The needle of a compass generally points in which direction? May the force be with you for $300 Geographic north

11. What does earth’s magnetic field have in common with a bar magnet? May the force be with you for $400 They both have a     North Pole and South Pole

12. Thelights of the Aurora Borealis result from …… May the force be with you for $500 Particles from the Sun hitting Earth’s Magnetic field

13. _______________ causes geologic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the creation of mountains. lithospheric plate movement Movin and Groovin for $100

14. What is often formed when continental plates collide? Movin and Groovin for $200 Mountains

15. Pressure builds up and is suddenly released when the _______________________ plates rub past each other. lithospheric Movin and Groovin for $300

16. If scientists find the same types of fossils on the eastern coast of South American and the western coast of Africa, what does this suggest? At one time, the two continents were one landmass Movin and Groovin for $400

17. Convergent plates move _____________ each other. This causes _____________to form as well as volcanoes. towards - mountains Movin and Groovin for $500

18. True or False Earth’s magnetic field is strongest near the north and south magnetic poles. true Which Way for $100

19. . What causes a compass needle to point to geographic north? Which Way for $200 It aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field

20. A captain of a ship is following this Compass, which way is he traveling Southeast Which Way for $300

21. Just like the field of a bar magnet, the Earth’s magnetic field lines are _____________ near its magnetic poles. Which Way for $400 closest together

22. What type of device has a Magnetized needle that aligns with the earth’s  magnetic field? A compass Which Way for $500

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