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JEOPARDY BOARD $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 FINAL JEOPARDY Solar System Earth Movements Water Cycle Surface of Earth Weather and Climate $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

Solar System - $100 Question The sun can be classified as a ___________. Planet Star Moon Meteor Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Solar System - $100 Answer B. star Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Solar System - $200 Question Which of the following correctly identifies the first three phases in the lunar (moon) cycle? Waxing Crescent, New Moon, First Quarter New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter New Moon, Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter Click to see answer

Solar System - $200 Answer D. New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Solar System - $300 Question Name the 8 planets in our solar system in order from the sun. Click to see answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Solar System - $300 Answer Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Solar System - $400 Question Why does our sun appear larger and brighter than other stars in the sky? Click to see answer

Our sun is the closest star to Earth, so it looks larger and brighter. Solar System - $400 Answer Our sun is the closest star to Earth, so it looks larger and brighter. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Solar System - $500 Question The moon appears to change shape as it orbits the Earth every month. List all 8 phases of the moon in order. Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Solar System - $500 Answer new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Earth Movements- $100 Question How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time on its axis? Click to see answer

Earth Movements - $100 Answer 24 hours - this is why the Earth experiences day and night Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Earth Movements - $200 Question Explain the difference between rotation and revolution. Click to see answer

Earth Movements - $200 Answer Rotation is why a moon or planet spins on its axis. Revolution is the complete trip around an object that a moon or planet orbits. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Earth Movements - $300 Question Earth’s rotation causes it to appear like the sun, moon, and stars are moving across the sky. Where does it appear like the sun rises and sets? The sun rises in the north and sets in the south. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The sun rises in the west and sets in the east. The sun rises in the south and sets in the east. Click to see answer

Earth Movements - $300 Answer B. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Earth Movements - $400 Question Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It rotates on its axis once about every 10 hours. What time period on Earth would be 10 hours long if Earth rotated on its axis once every 10 hours? A. a day B. a week C. a month D. a year Click to see answer

Earth Movements - $400 Answer A. a day Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Earth Movements - $500 Question The Earth takes 365 ¼ days to revolve around the sun. Explain why we experience summer and winter during this time. Click to see answer

Earth Movements - $500 Answer The tilt of the Earth’s axis causes different parts of the Earth to have different amounts of sunlight as we revolve around the sun. Summer is when we are tilted towards the sun and getting direct sunlight. Winter is when we are tilted away from the sun and getting indirect sunlight. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Water Cycle - $100 Question What is it called when liquid water turns into a gas (water vapor) because it has been heated by the sun? Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Water Cycle - $100 Answer Evaporation Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Water Cycle - $200 Question Which of the following describes water changing from liquid to solid? A. ice forming on a lake B. dew forming on grass C. snow melting into a puddle D. water evaporating from a pond Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Water Cycle - $200 Answer A. ice forming on a lake Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Water Cycle - $300 Question Precipitation is any water falling from the clouds in the sky. Name the 4 types of precipitation. Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Water Cycle - $300 Answer rain, snow, sleet, hail Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Water Cycle - $400 Question One part of the water cycle describes when water vapor cools and changes to liquid water droplets or tiny ice crystals. These hang together and form clouds. Which part is this? Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Water Cycle - $400 Answer Condensation Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Water Cycle - $500 Question What is a watershed? Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Water Cycle - $500 Answer A watershed is all of the land that drains runoff from precipitation into a body of water such as a creek, river, lake, bay, or ocean. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Surface of Earth - $100 Question Which of the following statements best explains how the decomposition of plant and animal matter helps to form rich soils? A. Decomposition adds silt to soil. B. Decomposition adds water to soil. C. Decomposition adds oxygen to soil. D. Decomposition adds nutrients to soil. Click to see answer

Surface of Earth- $100 Answer D. Decomposition adds nutrients to soil. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Surface of Earth - $200 Question This mineral test determines how much a mineral can resist scratching. Other minerals, or everyday objects like a penny and paper clip can be used to scratch the mineral. Click to see answer

Surface of Earth - $200 Answer Hardness Test - measures how hard or soft a mineral is using the Moh’s Hardness Scale Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Surface of Earth - $300 Question Observing the powder mark that a mineral leaves behind when rubbed against a tile is called the __________ test. Click to see answer

Surface of Earth - $300 Answer Streak Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Surface of Earth - $400 Question Which mineral property describes how it reflects light? Click to see answer

Surface of Earth - $400 Answer luster Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Surface of Earth - $500 Question What is the difference between weathering, erosion, and deposition? Click to see answer

Surface of Earth - $500 Answer Weathering- rocks are broken down and worn away by water, ice, wind, plants Erosion- the movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity Deposition- the depositing of sediments by water, wind, or ice in a new location Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Weather and Climate - $100 Question Which statement describes weather and which describes climate? Texas has long, hot summers It rained 3 days last week in Nashville, Tennessee Click to see answer

Weather and Climate - $100 Answer Climate - Texas has long, hot summers Weather - It rained 3 days last week in Nashville, Tennessee Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Weather and Climate- $200 Question A student is watching a local television weather report for Gloucester, Massachusetts. Which of the following is most likely included in this weather report? A. the speed of water currents in a river B. the amount of moisture (humidity) in the air C. the average climate conditions for an area D. the level of moisture in the ground Click to see answer

Weather and Climate - $200 Answer B. the amount of moisture (humidity) in the air Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Weather and Climate- $300 Question Which climate region is closest to the equator? It has warm temperatures all year round. Click to see answer

Weather and Climate - $300 Answer Tropical Region Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Weather and Climate - $400 Question Which climate region is furthest from the equator, with extremely low temperatures? Click to see answer

Weather and Climate- $400 Answer Polar region Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Weather and Climate- $500 Question In a particular region, a change in climate would likely have a greater effect on organisms than a change in weather would. Which of the following statements best explains why? A. A change in climate causes more earthquakes than a change in weather does. B. A change in climate causes clouds to form faster than a change in weather does. C. A change in climate affects the number of daylight hours more than a change in weather does. D. A change in climate affects an environment for a longer period of time than a change in weather does. Click to see answer

Weather and Climate - $500 Answer D. A change in climate affects an environment for a longer period of time than a change in weather does. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

FINAL Topic: Water Cycle Click to see question

Final Jeopardy Question What is an overflow of rainfall or snowmelt that cannot be absorbed by soil and vegetation called? Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Final Jeopardy Answer Surface Runoff Click to return to Jeopardy Board