JEOPARDY

JEOPARDYRocks and Minerals

Earth andSpace

Geologic TimeScale

Weather

400 400 400 400800 800 800 800

1200 1200 1200 12001600 1600 1600 16002000 2000 2000 2000

Final Jeopardy

JEOPARDYIn the spaces below, place numbers 1-4 to show the order in which the events occurred, with 4 being the

oldest event Intrusion of layer A:__________

Deposition of layer D:_________ Fault along line B:________

Deposition of layer C:__________

JEOPARDYA: 4B: 3C: 2D: 1

JEOPARDYThis mineral is a source of the metallic element magnesium

(mg)A) PyriteB) DolomiteC) CalciteD) Magnetite

JEOPARDYB) Dolomite

JEOPARDYBased on the diagram, these two rocks are the most resistant

to the weathering of running water

A) Lockport Dolostone and Rochester ShaleB) Lockport Dolostone and Whirlpool SandstoneC) Power Glen Shale and Thorold Sandstone

JEOPARDYB) Lockport Dolostone and

Whirlpool Sandstone

JEOPARDYWhen the stream’s velocity

is .7cm/sec, the largest particle diameter that can be carried is

A) BouldersB) Silt C) PebblesD) Sand

JEOPARDYB) Silt

JEOPARDYWhich sequence correctly matches

each test with the mineral property tested

A) A-cleavage, B-streak, C-hardnessB) A-cleavage, B-hardness, C-streakC) A-streak, B-cleavage, C-hardness D) A-streak, B-hardness, C-cleavage

JEOPARDYA) A-cleavage, B-streak, C-

hardness

JEOPARDYWhat causes tides on Earth:

A) The gravitational pull between the Earth and moon

B) moon’s revolution around the sun

C) sun’s revolution around mercuryD) Hayley’s comet’s rotation

JEOPARDYA) The gravitational pull

between Earth and the moon

JEOPARDYIn which position would a lunar eclipse occurA) Position 3B) Position 7C) Position 1D)Position 5

JEOPARDYD) Position 5

JEOPARDYUsing you ESRT’s, Compared to

Polaris, what qualities does Spica have

A) More luminous and colderB) More luminous and hotterC) Less luminous and hotterD) Less luminous and colder

JEOPARDY

B) More luminous and hotter

JEOPARDYWhich planet’s period of

revolution is shorter than its period of rotation

A) MercuryB) Saturn C) EarthD) Venus

JEOPARDYD) Venus

JEOPARDYWhich planet has the most

eccentric orbitA) NeptuneB) JupiterC) MarsD) Mercury

JEOPARDYD) Mercury

JEOPARDYWhich event occurred first

A) Acadian OrogenyB) Pangea begins to break apartC) Erosion of Greenville

MountainsD) Catskill delta forms

JEOPARDYC) Erosion of Greenville

Mountains

JEOPARDYThe Earth’s first forests

appeared closest to which other event

A) Abundant fishesB) Humans appearC) Earliest birdsD) Abundant stromatolites

JEOPARDYA) Abundant fishes

JEOPARDYThe index fossil would most likely

be found in which landscape region of New York State

A) The CatskillsB) Erie-Ontario LowlandsC) Newark LowlandsD) Tug-Hill Plateau

JEOPARDYB) Erie-Ontario Lowlands

JEOPARDYCorrectly match each era with its “known

as” nameA) Paleozoic-age of the dinosaur, Mesozoic-

age of the fishes, Cenozoic-age of the manB) Paleozoic-age of the fishes, Cenozoic-age

of the dinosaurs, Mesozoic-age of the manC) Paleozoic-age of the fishes, Mesozoic-age

of the dinosaurs, Cenozoic-age of the man

C) Paleozoic-age of the fishes, Mesozoic-age of the dinosaur, Cenozoic-age of the man

JEOPARDY

JEOPARDYWhich is the oldest rock layer

in New York StateA) CretaceousB) CambrianC) Middle ProterozoicD) Pennsylvanian

JEOPARDYC) Middle Proterozoic

JEOPARDYIf you go up 95 km into the

atmosphere, which layer are you in

A) TroposphereB) MesosphereC) Stratosphere D) Thermosphere

JEOPARDYD) Thermosphere

JEOPARDYWhat is the uncoded barometric

pressure found in the station model

JEOPARDY

1009.6 mb

JEOPARDYWith a relative humidity of 33%, and

a dry bulb temperature of 14 degrees Celcius, what is the wet

bulb temperatureA) 7 degreesB) 9 degreesC) 2 degreesD) 21 degrees

JEOPARDY

A) 7 degrees

JEOPARDYWhich station model number is

most likely receiving precipitation

A) 1B) 2C) 3D) 4

JEOPARDYB) 2

JEOPARDYAt what Kelvin temperature

does water freezeA)380B) 230C) 273D) 194

JEOPARDYC) 273

FINAL JEOPARDYIf you travel to the interface between the mantle and the

outer core, what is the pressure, temperature, and

depth

JEOPARDY

3000 km5000 degrees Celsius

1.5 million atmospheres