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