Which of the following is true about rocks?A. Rocks are composed of only one mineralB. Rocks do not contain mineral matterC. Coal is a sedimentary rockD. Most rocks are a mixture of minerals
$100 Answer from Safety and Scientific Method
D. Most rocks are a mixture of minerals
$200 Question from Safety and Scientific Method
All of the energy that drives the rock cycle comes fromA. The windB. Earth's interior and the sunC. The breakdown of organic matterD. The melting of rock
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B. Earth’s interior and the Sun
$300 Question from Safety and Scientific Method
An “If___, then ___” statement is used for what partof the scientific method?
$300 Answer from Safety and Scientific Method
Hypothesis
$400 Question from Safety and Scientific Method
The ___ is a particular sample that is treated the same as all the rest of the samples except that it is not exposed to manipulated variables.A. ControlB. DataC. ObservationD. Result
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A. Control
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For each experiment, how many variables should you change?A. NoneB. OneC. TwoD.As many as you need to.
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B. One
$100 Question from Dating
Amy is older than Lewis.
This is an example of ____ dating.
$100 Answer from Dating
Relative
$200 Question from Dating
Order from oldest to youngest.
$200 Answer from Dating
B, W, E, Q, K
$300 Question from Dating
Which type of rock(s) can radioactive dating be used in.
$300 Answer from Dating
Igneous ONLY.
$400 Question from Dating
The ___ of a radioactive element is the time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms to decay.
$400 Answer from Dating
Half-life
$500 Question from Dating
Why can radioactive dating not be used in sedimentary rocks?
$500 Answer from Dating
Sedimentary rocks are made of smaller rocks. Radioactive dating would give you the age of the smaller rock, not the overall, large rock.
$100 Question from Fossils
Does everything that dies become a fossil?
$100 Answer from Fossils
No.
$200 Question from Fossils
What is the difference between weathering and deposition?
$200 Answer from Fossils
Weathering breaks rocks into tiny pieces called sediments.Deposition causes sediment to be deposited (or placed) somewhere else.
$300 Question from Fossils
What type of fossil is this?
$300 Answer from Fossils
Trace fossil
$400 Question from Fossils
Why are fossils important?A. They tell us how old the Earth is.B.They tell us about the environment before we
were alive.C.They tell us that evolution has never occurred
before.D.They tell us what color dinosaurs were.
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B. They tell us about the environment before we were alive.
$500 Question from Fossils
Fossils show us that organisms have ____ by keeping features that work and getting rid of ones that don’t.
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Adapted or evolved
$100 Question from Plate Tectonics
Which of the following are most likely to be associated with a tectonic plate boundary?A. FossilB.Hot spotC.VolcanoD.Tsunami
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C. Volcano (Ring of Fire)
$200 Question from Plate Tectonics
What drives tectonic plate movement?A. GravityB.Mantle convectionC.DensityD.Core evaporation
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B. Mantle convection
$300 Question from Plate Tectonics
What type of boundary is shown here?
$300 Answer from Plate Tectonics
Convergent plate.
$400 Question from Plate Tectonics
Which is more dense – an oceanic plate or a continental plate?
$400 Answer from Plate Tectonics
Oceanic plate
$500 Question from Plate Tectonics
This diagram demonstrates what?
$500 Answer from Plate Tectonics
Hot spot(Hawaii)
$100 Question from Earthquakes
Earthquakes are a ___ of the Earth.
$100 Answer from Earthquakes
Vibration
$200 Question from Earthquakes
Which type of wave travels faster – P wave or S wave?
$200 Answer from Earthquakes
P wave
$300 Question from Earthquakes
Which type of seismic wave is associated with the most destruction?
$300 Answer from Earthquakes
Surface wave
$400 Question from Earthquakes
List destructive events that are associated with earthquakes.
$400 Answer from Earthquakes
Tsunami, Landslide, Avalanche, Fire, and
$500 Question from Earthquakes
Draw a diagram that correctly labels the epicenter, focus, and a fault.
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Final JeopardyWhat is required to create metamorphic rocks?
Final Jeopardy AnswerHigh pressure and high temperatures