Jeopardy Social Studies WritingMath Diary of a Wimpy Kid Science Final Jeopardy

10 Point Question from Social Studies What country is directly to the north of the United States?

10 Point Answer from Social Studies Canada is north of the United States.

20 Point Question from Social Studies What is the difference between climate and weather?

20 Point Answer from Social Studies The “weather” is what happens in a place on a specific day, such as rainy, snowy, sunny or cloudy. The “climate” is the pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time.

30 Point Question from Social Studies How many U.S. states are contiguous?

30 Point Answer from Social Studies 48 U.S. states are contiguous, or connected to each other. Alaska and Hawaii are the only states that are not contiguous.

40 Point Question from Social Studies Western Washington has a mild climate (not too hot, not too cold), whereas Eastern Washington has a more extreme climate (very hot in the summer, very cold in the winter). What is the cause of this difference?

40 Point Answer from Social Studies Western Washington has a mild climate because of warm ocean winds. The Cascade mountains stop these winds from reaching Eastern Washington, so that they have a more extreme climate.

50 Point Question from Social Studies What is an isthmus, and provide one example of this landform?

50 Point Answer from Social Studies An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land (p. I19). A good example of an isthmus is the country of Panama, connecting North and South America.

10 Point Question from Writing What are the three parts of a high-quality expository introduction?

10 Point Answer from Writing The three parts of an introduction are: hook thesis statement plan

20 Point Question from Writing What is the difference between expository writing and narrative writing?

20 Point Answer from Writing Expository explains, while narrative tells a story.

30 Point Question from Writing Identify the 4 mistakes in this sentence: I under stand that some animal’s sleep during the day and hunt for their diner at night

30 Point Answer from Writing I understand that some animals sleep during the day and hunt for their dinner at night.

40 Point Question Writing Identify the hook strategy used in this example: Imagine having a week of total freedom. No school, no chores or responsibilities, and no bossy adults trying to tell you what to do.

40 Point Answer from Writing This examples shows the hook strategy of scenario, when you put the reader in a certain imaginary situation.

50 Point Question from Writing Identify the elaboration strategy used in this example: Recess is fun. There are all sorts of things to do, such as play tag on the rocks. You can also play basketball. When it’s not too muddy, you can play football in the field too.

50 Point Answer from Writing The elaboration strategy used here is: example.

10 Point Question from Math What is a quotient?

10 Point Answer from Math A quotient is the answer to a division problem.

20 Point Question from Math 40,000 ÷ 80 = ______

20 Point Answer from Math 40,000 ÷ 80 = 500

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10 Point Question from Diary of a Wimpy Kid What is the name of the title character in the Wimpy Kid books?

10 Point Answer from Diary of a Wimpy Kid The “wimpy” kid’s name is Greg Heffley.

20 Point Question from Diary of a Wimpy Kid Who is the illustrator of the Wimpy Kid books?

20 Point Answer from Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney is the author and illustrator of the Wimpy Kid books.

30 Point Question from Diary of a Wimpy Kid What is the name of Rodrick’s band?

30 Point Answer from Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick plays in a band called Lőded Diper.

40 Point Question from Diary of a Wimpy Kid In Dog Days, the Heffleys decide to name their new dog “Sweetie,” so Greg’s dad sent Rodrick to the mall to get a dog bowl with his new name on it. What name was on the bowl when Rodrick returned?

40 Point Answer from Diary of a Wimpy Kid Because he was the “worst speller in the family,” Rodrick came back with a bowl engraved with the name “Sweaty” on it.

50 Point Question from Diary of a Wimpy Kid In the original Diary of a Wimpy Kid, why did the truck full of teenagers begin chasing Greg and Rowley on Halloween night?

50 Point Answer from Diary of a Wimpy Kid The truck began chasing Greg and Rowley when, after getting sprayed by a fire extinguisher, Greg yelled out, “I’m going to call the cops!”

10 Point Question from Science What is the cause of night and day on Earth?

10 Point Answer from Science Night and day are caused by the spin of the Earth on its axis, relative to the position of the sun.

20 Point Question from Science Provide one example each of a producer, consumer and decomposer.

20 Point Answer from Science A producer makes its own food from non- living sources (such as sunlight). A consumer eats other organisms. A decomposer breaks organic material down into basic nutrients.

30 Point Question from Science What are the three states of matter?

30 Point Answer from Science The three states of matter are: solid liquid gas

40 Point Question from Science What are the two types of “things” that make up an ecosystem? Provide one example of each.

40 Point Answer from Science An ecosystem is made up living and non- living “things.” Living things are organisms that are alive, or were once alive. Non- living things include rock, water, air, clouds, soil, etc.

50 Point Question from Science Describe at least 3 effects of cutting down trees in the riparian area of a river system.

50 Point Answer from Science Cutting down the trees in the riparian area of a river system could cause: less nutrients in the water for organisms in the water (because of less leaf fall) more erosion of the riverbank (because the roots cannot hold the soil in place) less structure in the water for organisms to hide from predators (because of no trees in the water) increase in water temperature (because of a lack of shade) decrease in dissolved oxygen (because of the temperature increase)

Final Jeopardy Category: Science hjjj

Final Jeopardy Answer Cutting down the trees in the riparian area of a river system could cause: less nutrients in the water for organisms in the water (because of less leaf fall) more erosion of the riverbank (because the roots cannot hold the soil in place) less structure in the water for organisms to hide from predators (because of no trees in the water) increase in water temperature (because of a lack of shade) decrease in dissolved oxygen (because of the temperature increase)