Landforms
Clouds and the Atmosphere
Lightning, Thunder, Snow, and Ice
Rocks and Minerals
Misc earth science
100

The landform with steep slopes or sides with a high point called a peak

What is a mountain?

100

A type of cloud that forms very close to the surface of the earth.

What is fog?


100

An electric current caused by tiny ice pieces bumping into each other

What is lightning?

100

A type of mineral that may “fool” you into thinking it’s real gold

What is pyrite?

100

Any solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the Earth’s surface

What is precipitation?

200

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

What is a canyon?

200
Dark and very large clouds that produce rain, lightning, and thunder 

What is cumulonimbus?

200
A type of weather event that can be more dangerous than sleet or snow due to road conditions

What is freezing rain?

200

Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous

What are the 3 types of rocks?

200

Where more earthquakes and volcanos happen

What is the Ring of Fire?

300

The tallest mountain in the world

What is Mount Everest?

300

The four stages of the water cycle

What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection?

300

The storm that happened in 1880-1881 that caused one of the longest winter in history

What is the “The Long (Hard) Winter”?

300

Sing and dance for 15 seconds

You have earned points!

300

The space where magma is stored prior to an eruption

What is the magma chamber?

400

A flat topped mountain

What is a plateau?


400

This layer is where the Earth’s atmosphere blends into outer space

What is the exosphere?

400

The four different types of storms that come in the form of snow

What is snow storm, snow flurry, snow squall, and blizzard?

400
One of the most common types of metamorphic rock that is often used for building monuments and statues. It is formed when limestone is compressed and changed.

What is marble?

400

The country where the largest earthquake ever has been recorded

What is Chile?

500

A depression or dip in the earth’s surface

What is a basin?

500

The two types of gases that make up 99% of the gases in dry air

What is oxygen and nitrogen?

500

Clouds that are feathery and form in the highest altitudes

What is cirrus cloud?

500
A type of mineral that can be scratched with a fingernail and can glow under black light

What is fluorite?

500

The most abundant fossil fuel found on every continent in the world. It is also the most commonly burned fossil fuel 

What is coal?

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