LET’S PLAY JEOPARDY!! Hydrologic Cycle

Jeopardy Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question Glaciers Oceans Lakes Rivers Most of Earth’s water is located in … Glaciers Oceans Lakes Rivers

$100 Answer B. Oceans

$200 Question Clouds are made up of: Water alone Light alone Heat alone Helium alone Water and dust

$200 Answer E. Water and dust

What percentage of Earth’s surface is water? $300 Question What percentage of Earth’s surface is water? a.) 10% b.) 50% c.) 70% d.) 90%

$300 Answer c.) 70%

$400 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDY What percentage of the Earth’s total water supply is drinkable? A. 96.5% B. 70% C. 2% D. 0.036%

$400 Answer D. 0.036% (So don’t waste it!)

$500 Question How can the atmosphere be considered part of the hydrosphere? It is a source of water It blocks ultraviolet rays from the Sun It contains the oxygen necessary for life on Earth It traps pollutants that would otherwise harm the Earth

$500 Answer A. It is a source of water

$100 Question The following diagram shows molecules of water in which phase? Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Plasma

$100 Answer A. Solid

D. In a manufactured item, like coca cola If you were a water molecule, you would probably spend most of your time in A. The ocean B. The clouds C. Inside living beings D. In a manufactured item, like coca cola $200 Question

$200 Answer A. The Ocean

Water, regardless of its state, can always be called: $300 Question Water, regardless of its state, can always be called: A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Matter

$300 Answer D. Matter

$400 Question Which state of water has the least amount of energy. A $400 Question Which state of water has the least amount of energy? A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. They all have an equal amount of energy

$400 Answer A. Solid

$500 Question In which of the states of water are the molecules spread far apart and moving very fast? Solid Liquid Gas None of the above

$500 Answer D. Gas

$100 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDY Which state of water is often invisible $100 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDY Which state of water is often invisible? A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. They are all usually visible

$100 Answer C. Gas

$200 Question Which of the following is not an example of water changing state? Evaporation Sublimation Dissolving Melting

$200 Answer C. Dissolving

$300 Question Which of the following is an example of condensing. A $300 Question Which of the following is an example of condensing? A. Ice cubes disappearing in a glass of water B. Drops of water forming on the outside of a cold glass C. Bubbles forming in water as it is heated in a pot on the stove D. Water disappearing from a bowl

$300 Answer B. Drops of water forming on the outside of a cold glass

$400 Question Which describes what is happening to water when it evaporates? Heat energy is lost Heat energy is gained Heat energy becomes thermal energy There is no change in heat energy

$400 Answer B. Heat energy is gained

What is the main cause of water evaporation from the ocean? Wind and wave action along the shore Currents in the ocean Heat energy from the ocean floor Heat energy from the Sun $500 Question

$500 Answer D. Heat energy from the Sun

$100 Question Which habitat on Earth would probably add the most water to the atmosphere through evaporation? A. Cold lake B. Desert sand C. Warm ocean D. Mountain rock

$100 Answer C. Warm ocean

$200 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDY The water cycle could not occur if which of the following were missing? A. Animals B. Ice caps C. Bacteria D. Solar energy

$200 Answer D. Solar energy

$300 Question The Law of Conservation of Matter applies to the water cycle because… A. The total amount of water on Earth always remains the same B. We do not have more or less water today than we had a million years ago C. Water cannot be created or destroyed D. All of the above are true

$300 Answer D. all of the above are true

$400 Question The source of all fresh water on or below Earth’s surface is A. Precipitation B. Transpiration C. Groundwater D. Runoff

$400 Answer A. Precipitation

$500 Question Which of the following is an example of transpiration. A $500 Question Which of the following is an example of transpiration? A. Rainwater on rocks turning to steam on a hot day B. A person blowing through a straw to make bubbles in a glass of water C. Perspiration evaporating off the skin of a person D. The leaves of a tree transferring water into the atmosphere as water vapor

$500 Answer D. The leaves of a tree transferring water into the atmosphere as water vapor

Which statement correctly describes a water cycle process? $100 Question Which statement correctly describes a water cycle process? Evaporation can occur when water gains energy from the Sun and changes into water vapor Condensation can occur when water molecules in the clouds gain energy and fall to the ground Transpiration can occur when atmospheric water vapor gains energy and moves higher in the atmosphere Precipitation can occur when atmospheric water vapor gains energy and forms water droplets

$100 Answer A. Evaporation can occur when water gains energy from the Sun and changes into water vapor

In step A in the water cycle what is happening? $200 Question In step A in the water cycle what is happening? Water is changing from a solid to a gas Water is changing from a liquid to a gas Water is changing from a liquid to a solid Water is not changing its physical state during this step A

$200 Answer B. Water is changing from a liquid to a gas

The Sun The atmosphere Streams The soil $300 Question During the growing season, 5000 square meters of corn transpires almost 2 million liters of water. The water lost by the plants goes to which of the following: The Sun The atmosphere Streams The soil

$300 Answer B. The atmosphere

$400 Question Rivers Estuaries Groundwater Runoff Water running across the land into streams, lakes and oceans is called: Rivers Estuaries Groundwater Runoff

$400 Answer D. Runoff

$500 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDY Over 6 billion people on Earth use water everyday. But the water supply remains relatively constant. This is because ___ The sea level is rising Water exists in three phases on Earth Water is constantly recycled by the hydrologic cycle Global warming melts ice to replace the water that is used

$500 Answer C. Water is constantly recycled by the hydrologic cycle

Final Jeopardy Water trickling down through the ground eventually fills all the spaces and cracks in the ground and saturates it. The very top of this saturated layer of ground, filled with water, is called the:

Final Jeopardy Answer Water Table