department of physics & astronomy university of nebraska-lincoln lincoln ne 68588-0111

http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/

Department of Physics & AstronomyUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln NE 68588-0111fulcrum2@unl.edu402-472-8685

Earth Changing Surface JeopardyCory Ross

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Earth’s Surface

Weathering

Soil Formation & Conservation

Earth’s Changing Surface

Water Erosion

The science that describes the shape of the

land

Nebraska’s dominant landform. Hint: rolling land

A landform with high elevation and large relief

The sphere that includes the rocky outer layer of the

Earth

The sphere that includes the 5

Kingdoms of life (plants, animals, bacteria, fungi

and protists)

The process that breaks down

rock

Weathering caused by

heating and cooling

Weathering caused by plant

growth

Weathering caused by acid

rain

Weathering caused by abrasion

The loose material on the Earth’s surface

Plowing that does not disturb

soil and plant cover

Organisms that break down

living things to form soil

The materials that make up soil

(5)

The horizons that form above

bedrock

The movement of weathered

rock

The laying down of

sediment

The mass movement that is rapid flow of soil

and water

The mass movement that is a sudden drop of one large mass of rock

The mass movement that is slow

movement of rock and soil down a

gentle slope

The remaining water that moves over the Earth’s

surface

A large channel formed from many

rills

The land area from which a river and tributaries collect

water

Energy that is stored for later

use

A glacier that covers a large continent or

island

From the visual: name the three

labeled structures

Final Round