Erosion
Wedging
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Landslides
Anchor Phenomenon
100
Definition of the word "erosion"
What is the process of rocks breaking down as they move from one location to another.
100
In colder locations, this type of wedging will occur.
What is ice wedging
100
Volcanoes form a pattern around this ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean
100
Definition of "landslide"
What is a large mass of rocks/earth sliding down a mountain.
100
Where is the Ashfall Fossil Bed located?
What is Nebraska, USA
200
In the process of erosion, rock edges become...
What is smoother
200
In warmer locations, this type of wedging will occur
What is root wedging
200
What type of volcano has thin lava? What type of volcano has thick lava?
What is shield volcano and cone volcano
200
Two main causes of landslides
What are rain and slope angle
200
What killed the prehistoric animals 11 million years ago?
What is a volcano with thick lava erupted over 1000 miles away. Over time, the ash traveled to Nebraska and slowly suffocated the animals that were living there.
300
In the process of erosion, rocks are this size
What is smaller
300
What are root/ice wedging?
What is when seeds/water go into cracks of rocks and grow/freeze.
300
The pattern volcanoes form around the ____ Ocean is in this shape. Bonus 100: What is this called?
What is the shape of a ring or horseshoe.
Bonus:The Ring of Fire.
300
Current engineering design to prevent/protect from landslides
What is:
- steps
- nets
- bridges
300
How did the bones end up underground?
What is a layer of ash settled over the animal's bodies. Over time, nearby mountain ranges weathered down and were broken into sand, clay, gravel, and small rocks. The sediment was carried by rivers through the fossil beds and was deposited on top of the land.
400
Given more distance to fall, rocks are more/less eroded?
What is more eroded
400
Root and ice wedging do this to rocks
What is break them down
400
What are two types of lava rock we learned about?
What is felsite and basalt.
400
Landslides are considered dangerous because______.
What is in this natural disaster, rocks and boulders can flow and crash into homes, destroying them.
400
What changes in the land uncovered the fossils?
What is a heavy rainfall occurred which caused some of the land/dirt covering the fossil to wash away.
500
Teacher prompt:
What is (accept reasonable responses)
500
Does the slope of a mountain affect the rate of erosion? Why?
What is yes, it can.
500
Teacher prompt: Map Key (4)
What is yes, it is possible for a volcano to pop up in this location.
500
Teacher prompt: Select your design (6)
What is solution #2 (+more practical, less time, good amount of $)
500
How many fossils have been uncovered in the Ashfall Fossil Bed? (Whoever has the closest guess will get the points)
What is about 200