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THIS IS Jeopardy
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With Your Host... Mr. Cloud !
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Jeopardy Wild! Minerals Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Name That Rock! 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500
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A mineral has three main characteristics: minerals are naturally occurring, crystalline, and
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Inorganic: has no biologic origin
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What determines the physical characteristics of any mineral?
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Chemical composition: Atomic arrangement of atoms
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Cleavage or Fracture? A 300
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A 300
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Why is color the worst characteristic for mineral identification?
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Many different minerals have the same color!
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Name that Mineral! can scratch fingernail, but cannot scratch glass
Displays cleavage Not a silicate Cleaves in four directions A 500
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Flourite ! A 500
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What are the two main types of igneous rocks?
B 100
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Intrusive and Extrusive
B 100
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Name that Rock ! B 200
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B 200
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A scientist discovers a rock outcrop
A scientist discovers a rock outcrop. The rock has a very coarse texture. Where does the scientist determine the rock was formed? B 300
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Intrusively B 300
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How does the duration of solidification affect the texture of igneous rocks?
B 400
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The longer it takes to cool, the larger the crystal size
B 400
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There are two types of lava. Name one.
B 500
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Aa or pohoehoe B 500
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Name three categories of sedimentary rocks.
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Clastic, Crystalline, Bioclastic
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How do evaporite rocks form?
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Seawater evaporates and the residue left behind compacts and creates an evaporite rock. An example of an evaporite is rock salt. C 200
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Describe how a mold fossil is formed.
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Cementation/compaction occurs
Organism is buried Decay Mold left Minerals fill mold Cementation/compaction occurs C 300
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DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400
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Name that Rock! C 400
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C 400
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Name each step of coal formation.
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Plants Peat Lignite Coal
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What does the term metamorphic mean?
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Meta = change morphe = form D 100
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What are the three conditions required for rocks to metamorphose?
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Heat Pressure Chemical Activity D 200
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Phyllite is primarily composed of what minerals?
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Mica, quartz, feldspar, amphibole, and garnet
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Why are contact metamorphic rocks usually less dense and less resistant to weathering than regional metamorphic rocks? D 400
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Location of formation; hot magma may expand mineral grains during recrystallization
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Why are fossils seldom found in metamorphic rocks?
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Fossils are destroyed under the extreme conditions of temperature and pressure.
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E 100
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Obsidian E 100
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E 200
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Pegmatite E 200
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E 300
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Breccia E 300
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E 400
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Quartzite E 400
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E 500
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Hornfels E 500
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What rock is the most common rock found on Earth’s surface?
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Shale! F 100
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This mineral has either a metallic or nonmetallic luster.
F 200
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Hematite F 200
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This igneous intrusive rock is made up almost entirely of olivine.
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Dunite F 300
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This crystalline sedimentary rock bubbles with acid.
F 400
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Dolostone F 400
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What is the parent to this rock?
F 500
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Granite (Gneiss) F 500
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The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Sedimentary Rocks Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
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What rock is most important to human history? Explain your answer.
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Coal: Coal was the main fuel that spurred the industrial revolution and still makes up a large portion of the fuel we still use today. Click on screen to continue
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