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Double Jeopardy Rocks 2Planets 2WeatherWeatheringAtmosphere 20 40 60 80 100 Compliments of the James Madison Center, JMU Slide 2 Which of the following rock is the youngest? A. GraniteB. Limestone C. ShaleD. Conglomerate Slide 3 Which rock is limestone made of? A.IgneousB. Metamorphic C. Sedimentary Slide 4 How is an intrusive rock made? A. Formed at the crust's surface as a result of the partial melting B. Volcanic eruption C. Over time Slide 5 What is the layering called in A metamorphic rock? A. foliationB. Overlay C. Ply Slide 6 Fossils are most likely found in What type of rock? A.SedimentaryB. Intrusive C. IgneousD. Metamorphic Slide 7 The earth is approximately how old? A.400,000 yearsB. 4 million years C. 40 million yearsD. 4 billion years Slide 8 Which of the following in Responsible for the change in seasons? A.The orbital velocity of earthB. The tilt of the earths axis. C. The elliptical orbit of earth D. The rotation of earth. around the sun Slide 9 The sun produces energy and light by? A.FissionB. Fire C. FusionD. Oxidation Slide 10 The moons craters are caused by what? A.Volcanic activityB. Meteor strikes C. The asteroid beltD. Gravity tides Slide 11 What is the surface of the sun called? A.Convection zoneB. core C. CoronaD. Photosphere Slide 12 Snow on high top mountaintops Can remain all year because? A. Sunlight reflects off white surfaces such as snow. B. High-atmosphere ozone blocks solar Radiation to mountaintops. C. The thinner atmosphere at high altitudes Does not transfer heat to snow well. D. Air is warmer in the high Atmosphere near mountaintops Slide 13 The amount of water vapor in the Air is called? A.Dew pointB. Humidity C. PrecipitationC. Relative Humidity Slide 14 What direction does weather move? A.West to EastB. North to South C. East to WestD. South to North Slide 15 Warm air rises because? A.It is bouyant than cool airB. It has higher dew point the cool air C. It is less dense the cool airD. It contains less water vapor. Slide 16 The topsoil of a mature prairie has more of what material than The layers below? A.SandB. Clay C. BedrockD. Humus Slide 17 Glacial Moraines and till are examples of? A.Glacial striationsB. unsorted glacier deposits C. Sorted glacier driftD. Glacier-carved landscapes Slide 18 The smooth flat pebbles above Were most likely weathered by? A.WaterB. Acid Rain C. Temperature changedD. organisms Slide 19 Which of the following can prevent erosions? A.Planting vegetationB. clear- cutting of forest C. Removing windbreaks D. increasing slopes near highways Slide 20 Which of the following show Evidence of glaciers? A.Steep slope of loose rocksB. Thick loess deposits C. Unsorted deposits of cobblesD. Stratified deposits in layers Slide 21 How is erosion associated with relief? A.Low relief high erosionB. High relief High erosion C. High relief low erosionD. No association. Slide 22 The Majority of Earths atmosphere is? A.OxygenB. Nitrogen C. Carbon DioxideD. Trace Gases Slide 23 Air temperature generally decreases with increasing? A.Altitude and longitudeB. Convection rate C. Altitude and latitudeD. relative humidity and longitude. Slide 24 Air molecules in direct contact with Earths Surface are heated by? A.Solar radiationB. Reflection C. ConvectionD. Conduction Slide 25 The common solids in the atmosphere are? A.ice, forest-fire smoke, and virusesB. Dust, salt, and ice C. Dust, volcanic ash, and water vaporD. Salt, Bacteria and xenon Slide 26 What is an effect of burning fossil fuels? A.Increased carbon dioxideB. increased nitrogen C. Increased ozoneD. increased clouds.