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Powerpoint Jeopardy. Which stage of the rock cycle occur closest to the center of the earth?. Metamorphic Rock. How are granite and obsidian similar?. They are similar in composition . An igneous rock characterized by two distinctly different textures is…. Porphyry. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Which stage of the rock cycle occur closest to the center of the earth?
Metamorphic Rock
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How are granite and obsidian similar?
They are similar in composition
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An igneous rock characterized by two distinctly different textures is…
Porphyry
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Which layer of the Earth likely contains the highest percentage of igneous rock?
The crust
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In the rock cycle, rocks are classified by…
Origin
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Meteor showers occur when Earth…
Passes through comet debris
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A rock fragment traveling in space is called…
Meteoroid
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Two planets that are know to radiate more energy back into space than they receive from the sun are….
Jupiter and Saturn
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Neptune was discovered after astronomers….
Predicted it position mathematically
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One reason why Mercury has more impact craters than Earth is because….
Mercury has no atmosphere
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What is a front?
A boundary between two air masses
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How long does it take for a fully developed mid-latitude low to form?
About 4 days
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In the Northern Hemisphere winds blow…
Counterclockwise around low-pressure areas
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Why do thunderstorms often occur in the afternoons?
Surface warming throughout the day causes unstable conditions in the troposphere
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Why do hurricanes weaken over land?
They no longer have a source of humid air to provide heat from condensation
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Basalt is a common rock of surface lava flows. Which weathering process would not be expected to occur in basalt?
Exfoliation
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What is not an agent of erosion?
talus
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Best way to describe mudflow…
Water carrying clay and silt move rapidly downhill
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What natural process probably cause the fencepost to lean downhill?
Creep
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What is an example of mechanical weathering?
The cracking of concrete sidewalk.
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Scientists hypothesized that Earth’s early atmosphere was formed primarily by gases released by….
Comet impacts.
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What process warms your feet if you stand barefoot on a sun-warmed sidewalk?
conduction
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On a sunny summer day, the rays of the sun are strongest at….
12 noon
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In which of earth’s atmosphere does almost all of Earth’s weather occur?
Troposhpere
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The composition of Earth’s atmosphere has remained fairly stable recently because Earth…
Has an efficient recycling system.