Thursday, December 12, 2013 Welcome to Mr. Gross’s Wonderful World of TRIVIA!!!! Warm Up: -Write your team name on your whiteboards

How it works…. Each table group comes up with a team name When Mr. Gross puts a question on the board, each team must write their answer on the whiteboard at their table The “WRITER” will change for each question You will have exactly 1 minute to answer each question – all boards up at the same time Once you hold your board up, you cannot put it down for any reason (or you will not get a point)

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER….. TALK WHEN YOU ARE HOLDING UP YOUR BOARDS – YOUR TEAM WILL NOT GET A POINT IF YOU ARE TALKING

IF….. Your team wins, you can bring in the drink of your choice while you are taking the test. There is a tie, or if the whole class ties, you can all bring in the drinks of your choice while you are taking the test.

Goal for Today To review and solidify an understanding of Chapter 10 concepts – Earth’s resources – in preparation for tomorrow’s Chapter 10 Test.

Here comes a practice question…….

PRACTICE QUESTION True or False: Recycling an aluminum can reduces BOTH the overall amount of aluminum waste produced as well as the amount of time, money, and energy needed to mine more aluminum from the ground.

Practice Question ANSWER True

Question 1 Is this an example of reducing the amount of a resource that is used, recycling a resource, or reusing a resource: Turning the water OFF while you are brushing your teeth.

Question 1 ANSWER Reducing the total amount of resource used

Question 2 What is ONE WAY that you can reuse a disposable plastic water bottle?

Question 2 ANSWER Answers will vary, but could include: Turn it into a flower pot or pencil holder. Refill it and use it for water again. Use it for juice or another kind of liquid.

Question 3 List one way that the mineral silver is used:

Question 3 ANSWER Multiple answers are correct. Silver is used in medicine (antibacterial bandages), photography development (before digital), for jewelry, in very sensitive electrical circuit boards (solar panels, some components of computers and other electronics….it is a very good conductor of electricity)

Question 4 How can rain reduce air pollution?

Question 4 ANSWER It knocks large particles out of the air when it falls

Question 5 True or False: Limiting the crops grown in soil helps to prevent damage to the soil.

Question 5 ANSWER True

Question 6 True or False - At a geothermal power plant, electricity can be produced 24 hours a day.

Question 6 ANSWER True

Question 7 Multiple choice: What kind of a power plant would use uranium? a)Coal Power Plant b)Diesel Power Plant c)Geothermal Power Plant d)Wind Farm e)Hydroelectric Dam f)Nuclear Power Plant

QUESTION 7 ANSWER f) Nuclear Power Plant

Question 8 What is one draw back of Solar Energy?

Question 8 ANSWER Answers can vary. Solar energy is not available all the time (night, overcast days), solar panels require high-grade silicon and silver to produce, making them relatively expensive.

Question 9 True or False: A wind turbine will produce the MOST energy when its blades are spinning slowly.

Question 9 ANSWER False

Question 10 Turing an old tire into a tire swing is an example of ____________ a tire. – A) reusing – B) recycling – C) reducing

Question 10 ANSWER A) Reusing

Closing it all up….. In your table groups, discuss what the purpose of playing Chapter 10 Trivia Review (Mr. Gross’s Wonderful World of Trivia) today was and write it on your whiteboard.