Landforms
Fossil Fuels & Sedimentary Rock
Rotation/Revolution & Sun/Earth/Moon
Weather/Climate & Water Cycle
Wild Card
100

What is a rapid change to Earth's surface?

What is a volcano or other natural disaster?

100

Fossil fuels and have one step in their formation that Sedimentary rock does not... what is it?

What is HEAT?

100

How are the Sun, Earth, Moon, similar?

Different? 

What is __ answers may vary..

Need to know: *Sun is a star and made of hydrogen and helium

*Earth has an atmosphere and Moon does not... they both have craters, mountains, and rocks. 

100

In the water cycle the Sun's energy is directly responsible for this..

What is evaporation?

100

This landform is formed at the mouth of a river when flowing water slows and deposits sediment.

What is a delta?

200

These processes are directly responsible for the breakdown of sediment and their movement to a new location. 

What is weathering and erosion?

200

What best explains how layers of rock form over millions of years?

What is compaction and cementation? 

(weight of water causes pressure and compacts and cements)

200

What is the order of the planets and what makes Saturn unique?

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune


It has rings.

200

When water undergoes a change of state in order to move from the ocean's surface into the air the liquid water that is heated by the sun becomes gas and rises... this process is called?

What is evaporation?

200

Shadows are in the opposite/same direction as the Sun?  And begin long/short? Low/high?

What is... opposite... low and long..

300

The Grand Canyon is formed from millions of years of weathering and erosion due to this force. 


What is water?



300

Fossil Fuels formed over millions of years after particles settled at the bottom of the ocean or swamp.  What kind of particles must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?

What is decayed organisms?

300

The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the _____.  


What is East .... West.


300

The difference between weather and climate is:

What is weather occurs over a short period and climate is over a long period?
300

What is the full process for sedimentary rock formation?

What is WED= Compaction and Cementation- Pressure- Millions of years. 

400

A sand dune is formed by the erosion and deposition of sand into a new location.  What would be needed to model this in a classroom?

What is sand and a fan? 

400

This comes from the heat and pressure being applied to dead microscopic plant and ocean organisms over millions of years. 

What is oil and gas? 

400

What gives us evidence that Earth rotates on its axis? How could we model this on a picture?

What is the appearance of shadows and day and night? Draw an arrow around the picture of the Earth. 

400

An example of weather is:

What is (answers may vary)

There will be thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon?

400

What is the 4 step process of the water cycle?

What is evaporation- condensation- precipitation- runoff. 

500

What landform does the following materials being shaped into a hill represent? 

Sugar cubes, clay, and hot water being poured on top for a week...

What is the formation of caves?

500

This comes from heat and pressure that has been applied to dead microscopic swamp plants for millions of years. 

What is coal?

500

What would happen to our days on Earth if we rotated more slowly?

What is our days would be longer?

500

An example of climate is:

What is (answers vary)

The month of February has had the coldest temperatures on record for thirty years. 

500

Who is your most favoritest science teacher ever in all the land? 

There is only one correct answer so choose wisely or you lose 500 points. 

Who is MRS. EMERSON!