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8th Grade Earth Science Jeopardy

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An eighth-grade Earth science review covering plate tectonics, rocks, weather, climate, and Earth's place in space. This is a Grades 8–9 Science review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Plate Tectonics, Rocks & Minerals, Weather, Climate, Earth in Space.

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  • Plate Tectonics

    Earth's rigid outer shell is broken into moving pieces called these.

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    tectonic plates

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  • Rocks & Minerals

    Rock formed from cooled magma or lava is this type.

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    igneous rock

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  • Weather

    The boundary between two air masses is called this.

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    a front

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  • Climate

    Climate describes average weather over this kind of period.

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    a long period of time

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  • Earth in Space

    Earth's tilted axis is the main reason for these yearly changes.

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    the seasons

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Plate Tectonics

$100 — Earth's rigid outer shell is broken into moving pieces called these.
tectonic plates
$200 — New crust commonly forms at this type of plate boundary.
a divergent boundary
$300 — At a convergent boundary, one oceanic plate may sink beneath another in this process.
subduction
$400 — Most earthquakes occur near these features.
plate boundaries
$500 — The San Andreas Fault is a famous example of this boundary type.
a transform boundary

Rocks & Minerals

$100 — Rock formed from cooled magma or lava is this type.
igneous rock
$200 — Rock formed from compacted sediments is this type.
sedimentary rock
$300 — Rock changed by heat and pressure is this type.
metamorphic rock
$400 — The continuous processes that transform rocks among types make up this.
the rock cycle
$500 — A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystal structure is this.
a mineral

Weather

$100 — The boundary between two air masses is called this.
a front
$200 — Warm air rising and cool air sinking creates this movement in the atmosphere.
convection
$300 — Air pressure is measured with this instrument.
a barometer
$400 — A rapidly rotating storm over warm ocean water can develop into this.
a hurricane
$500 — The amount of water vapor in air is called this.
humidity

Climate

$100 — Climate describes average weather over this kind of period.
a long period of time
$200 — Large bodies of water can moderate nearby temperatures because water heats and cools this way.
slowly
$300 — Areas near the equator receive more direct this energy.
solar energy — Climate
$400 — A mountain range can create a dry region on its leeward side called this.
a rain shadow
$500 — Long-term increases in Earth's average temperature are referred to as this.
global warming

Earth in Space

$100 — Earth's tilted axis is the main reason for these yearly changes.
the seasons
$200 — The Moon's gravity strongly influences these ocean movements.
tides
$300 — A lunar eclipse occurs when this object moves between the Sun and Moon.
Earth
$400 — Our solar system lies within this galaxy.
the Milky Way
$500 — One astronomical unit is approximately the average distance between Earth and this object.
the Sun — Earth in Space

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