Transcript JEOPARDY
JEOPARDY
Mrs. Keller
Chapter 6
th
6 Grade Science
THE RULES
Competing teams will be selected.
Everyone will actively participate.
Each team will decide on a “batting order”.
Please write it down.
No penalties for wrong answers, so try.
Each team will be rewarded with points.
Be positive, encourage your teammates.
ALEX is the Judge, all decisions are final.
Jeopardy Round
Categories are:
Temperature
and Earth’s
Rotation
Ocean Currents
Wind and
Weather
Water
Energy, Motion,
Gyres, and
Oceans
Jeopardy
Temperature &
Earth’s
Rotation
Ocean
Currents
Wind &
Weather
Water
Energy,
Motion,
Gyres, &
Oceans
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End of Round
$200
The average surface
temperature of Earth.
What is 15°?
$400
This is the main cause
of seasons on Earth.
What is the axial tilt of
Earth?
$600
If Earth rotated more slowly,
Earth’s temperature would be
_____ in daytime and ______
at night.
What is warmer and colder?
$800
If Earth had no
atmosphere, its average
temperature would ____.
What is decrease?
$1000
If the amount of greenhouse
gases in Earth’s atmosphere
increase, Earth will lose
____ heat energy and ____
in average temperature.
What is less and increase?
$200
This is an example of a
surface ocean current.
What is the Gulf Stream?
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When water expands at the
equator, surface ocean
currents are formed that
move the water toward
________________.
What is the north and south
poles?
$600
This is how is heat energy
is spread throughout
Earth.
What are ocean currents?
$800
Surface ocean currents
are caused by these two
things.
What are wind and
water expansion?
$1000
________ and _______
cause deep ocean
currents.
What are temperature
and saltiness?
$200
$200
This causes wind to
form.
What is the heating
and cooling of air?
$400
$400
This is the area in which it
is most likely to be cloudy.
What is an area of low
pressure?
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$600
The environment on the
east side of a mountain
range would be…
What is dry?
$800
$800
Convection cells cause the
weather patterns in the U.S.
to move from _____ to _____.
What is from west to east?
$1000
$1000
The type of small
convection current that is
used by hawks and
sailplane pilots.
What is thermal?
$200
$200
This kind of air can hold a lot
of water vapor and rise.
What is warm air?
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$400
The relative humidity on a
foggy day.
What is 100%?
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$600
An air mass rises and cools,
reaching 100% relative
humidity at 20°C. When this
happens:
What is it starts to form clouds
and rain?
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$800
An air mass rises and cools,
reaching 100% relative
humidity at 0°C. What will
start to form?
What is sleet and snow?
$1000
$1000
A cool wind blows off the cool
water onto the warm land, and
forms a convection current. Why
does this happen?
What is the temperature difference
between the air above the land and
the air above the water?
$200
$200
Most of the water on
Earth is found here.
What are oceans?
$400
$400
Earth’s revolution around
the sun equals a _____.
What is a year?
$600
$600
This causes a gyre to
curve as it flows away
from the equator.
What is the rotation of
Earth?
$800
$800
In the northern
hemisphere, gyres move
in this direction.
What is clockwise?
$1000
$1000
If Earth gained more energy
from the sun than was lost to
space, Earth’s average
temperature would _____.
What is increase?