1. NJ ASK Jeopardy Scientific Processes Life Science Environmental Science Physical Science Earth and Space Science 10 20 30 40 50 Final Jeopardy Score Slide Final Jeopardy

2. Scientific Processes What is a safe technique for observing the smell of a substance in the lab? Wafting 10 Categories Score Slide

3. Scientific Processes What do you call the prediction you make for your experiment based on prior knowledge or previous observations? (Often in “if… then… format!) A hypothesis 20 Categories Score Slide

4. Scientific Processes Name this type of observation: The apple is red Qualitative 30 Categories Score Slide

5. Scientific Processes A group of students do an experiment to investigate how the amount of moisture affects the growth of plants. What is the dependent variable? The growth of the plants 40 Categories Score Slide

6. Scientific Processes This is the instrument you would use to accurately measure the volume of a liquid. A graduated cylinder 50 Categories Score Slide

7. Life Science Which organ in fish can be compared to the human lungs? Gills 10 Categories Score Slide

8. Life Science What two cell structures would immediately show that a cell is a plant cell? Cell wall and chloroplasts 20 Categories Score Slide

9. Life Science Light, CO 2, and water are needed for this process in plants. Photosynthesis 30 Categories Score Slide

10. Life Science Organisms that absorb nutrients from decaying plants and animals are called these. Decomposers 40 Categories Score Slide

11. Life Science This type of cell division results in two identical body cells. Mitosis 50 Categories Score Slide

12. Environmental Science Name an example of a predator-prey relationship. Example: Lion eating a gazelle 10 Categories Score Slide

13. Environmental Science Tundra, grasslands, and rainforests are examples of these. Biomes 20 Categories Score Slide

14. Environmental Science Tapeworms can live in the intestines of a dog and absorb nutrients from the dog’s food. The dog may experience health problems. What is this type of relationship? Parasitism 30 Categories Score Slide

15. Environmental Science Name a renewable resource. Hydroelectric, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal 40 Categories Score Slide

16. Environmental Science What is a cause of acid rain? Gases released from burning fossil fuels 50 Categories Score Slide

17. Physical Science What is the smallest part of an element that still has all the properties of that element? An atom 10 Categories Score Slide

18. Physical Science The atomic number states the number of these in an atom. Protons 20 Categories Score Slide

19. Physical Science What is the formula for density? D = M/V 30 Categories Score Slide

20. Physical Science As an ice cube melts, what happens to its molecules? They begin to move faster and move father apart. 50 Categories Score Slide

21. Physical Science What is inertia? The tendency for an object to resist a change in its motion. 40 Categories Score Slide

22. Earth and Space Science This tool is used to measure temperature of the atmosphere. Thermometer 10 Categories Score Slide

23. Earth and Space Science Name a terrestrial planet. Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars 20 Categories Score Slide

24. Earth and Space Science As a cold air mass pushes against and under a warm air mass, this type of front forms. A cold front 30 Categories Score Slide

25. Earth and Space Science These occur as a result of the location of the moon around the earth and the reflected light that is visible. Moon phases 40 Categories Score Slide

26. Earth and Space Science This is the disintegration of rocks into smaller particles. Weathering 50 Categories Score Slide

27. Final Jeopardy The category is: Chemistry In medieval times, alchemists tried to transform common substances into gold. Why did they fail? Elements cannot be made or changed to other elements by ordinary physical or chemical means. Score Slide

28. Final Jeopardy The category is: Ecology Describe how two of the organisms in this food web would be affected if all of the snakes were removed from the ecosystem. Sun Grass Caterpillars Frogs Snakes Hawk Rodents Score Slide

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