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.
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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°?
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This is the main cause
of seasons on Earth.
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What is the axial tilt of
Earth?
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If Earth rotated more slowly,
Earth’s temperature would be
_____ in daytime and ______
at night.
 What is warmer and colder?
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$800
If Earth had no
atmosphere, its average
temperature would ____.
 What is decrease?
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$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?
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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?
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This is how is heat energy
is spread throughout
Earth.
 What are ocean currents?
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Surface ocean currents
are caused by these two
things.
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What are wind and
water expansion?
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________ and _______
cause deep ocean
currents.
 What are temperature
and saltiness?
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This causes wind to
form.
 What is the heating
and cooling of air?
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This is the area in which it
is most likely to be cloudy.
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What is an area of low
pressure?
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The environment on the
east side of a mountain
range would be…
 What is dry?
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Convection cells cause the
weather patterns in the U.S.
to move from _____ to _____.
 What is from west to east?
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The type of small
convection current that is
used by hawks and
sailplane pilots.
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What is thermal?
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This kind of air can hold a lot
of water vapor and rise.
 What is warm air?
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The relative humidity on a
foggy day.
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What is 100%?
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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?
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$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?
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Most of the water on
Earth is found here.
 What are oceans?
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Earth’s revolution around
the sun equals a _____.
 What is a year?
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This causes a gyre to
curve as it flows away
from the equator.
 What is the rotation of
Earth?
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$800
In the northern
hemisphere, gyres move
in this direction.
 What is clockwise?
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$1000
If Earth gained more energy
from the sun than was lost to
space, Earth’s average
temperature would _____.
 What is increase?
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