1. Instructional Technology
Water and Landforms
Jeopardy
Jordan Mrozek
March 19, 2009
Cohort 5
Instructional Technology

2. NCSCOS Goal and Objective
Grade 5 Science
Competency Goal 2: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of landforms.
Objective: 2.02 Investigate and discuss the role of the water cycle and how movement of water over and through the landscape helps shape land forms.

3. Student Objective
The student will be able to correctly answer at least 4 out of 5 of the questions in each category.

4. Let’s Begin!

5. 100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
300
300
300
300
400
400
400
400
500
500
500
500

6. What are the types of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
Row 1, Col 1

7. An elongated depression that is carved out over thousands of
What is a valley?
An elongated depression that is
carved out over thousands of
years, and usually has a river
running
through it
1,2

8. What is water?
The number one agent
of erosion
1,3

9. A rock moved by a glacier.
What is an erratic?
A rock moved by a glacier.
1,4

10. The process where a liquid
What is evaporation?
The process where a liquid
changes into a gas.
2,1

11. A steep-sided gorge carved
What is the Grand Canyon?
A steep-sided gorge carved
by the
Colorado River
2,2

12. 2,3 What is chemical weathering?
Decomposition of rocks into different substances.
2,3

13. A large continuous ice sheet with an area greater than
What is a continental glacier?
A large continuous ice sheet
with an area greater than
50,000 square kilometers
2,4

14. The process where a gas turns
What is condensation?
The process where a gas turns
into a liquid.
3,1

15. A wedge of land between two rivers that join.
What is a point?
A wedge of land between two rivers that join.
3,2

16. These produce U-shaped valleys
What are valley glaciers?
These produce U-shaped valleys
3,3

17. Cold period in Earth’s history when the planet was
What is the Ice Age?
Cold period in Earth’s history
when the planet was
covered with numerous glaciers
3,4

18. Water seeping into the ground.
What is infiltration?
Water seeping into the ground.
4,1

19. 4,2 An area of land that catches rainfall and other precipitation
What is a watershed?
An area of land that catches rainfall
and other precipitation
and funnels it into a marsh, stream, river,
lake or groundwater.
4,2

20. This provides energy for rivers
What is the sun?
This provides energy for rivers
and glaciers.
4,3

21. A rise in the average temperature measured at the Earth’s surface
What is global warming?
A rise in the average temperature
measured at the Earth’s
surface
4,4

22. Evaporation of water through
What is transpiration?
Evaporation of water through
plants
5,1

23. Fan shaped deposits at the mouth
What is a delta?
Fan shaped deposits at the mouth
of a river.
5,2

24. Rocks that are formed by
What are sedimentary rocks?
Rocks that are formed by
compressed layers of
eroded materials.
5,3

25. A small glacier that often flows through mountain valleys
What is an Alpine glacier?
(or: What is a valley glacier?)
A small glacier that often flows
through mountain valleys
5,4