Transcript Science CRCT Jeopardy 1

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You have three balls. Their
masses are 100 grams, 500
grams, and 1,000 grams. Which
has the greatest gravitational
force?
What is the 1,000 gram ball?
If Earth’s gravity did not act on
the moon, the moon would?
Fly off into space in a straight line
or
-crash into Earth
What is fly off into space in a
straight line?
Bats hear better than human.
Why?
A. They can hear echoes?
B. They hear vibrations at higher frequencies?
C. They hear fewer vibrations?
D. Their ears vibrate faster?
What is (b) they hear vibrations
at higher frequencies?
Which of these is NOT a simple
machine?
A. Broom
B. Pry bar
C. Rake
D. Lawn mower
What is (d) lawn mower?
Which of the following is
transparent?
A. Aluminum foil
B. A cardboard box
C. A plastic milk jug
D. Drinking water
What is (d) drinking water?
Which is a properly ordered food
chain in a forest ecosystem?
A. bear, eagle, fox
B. Fox, bear, eagle
C. Grass, rabbit, eagle
D. Grass, eagle, mouse
What is (c) grass, rabbit, eagle?
There are no more of these
animals on Earth. These animals
are ____________?
A. Rare
B. Extinct
C. Endangered
D. Predators
What is (b) extinct?
This is an example of _____?
A. a food chain
B. a food web
C. a population pyramid
D. an energy pyramid
What is (b) a food web?
This is an example of _____?
A. a food chain
B. a food web
C. a population pyramid
D. an energy pyramid
What is (a) a food chain?
This is an example of _____?
A. a food chain
B. a food web
C. a population pyramid
D. an energy pyramid
What is (d) an energy pyramid?
High speed winds can make the
day feel colder than it really is.
Which instrument could help you
decide if you should wear a coat?
A. weather vane
B. rain gauge
C. anemometer
D. barometer
What is (c) anemometer?
In the water cycle, water enters
the atmosphere through?
A. Condensation
B. Freezing
C. Precipitation
D. Evaporation
What is (d) evaporation?
Which statement is true?
A. All stars have rocky cores surrounded by
burning gas.
B. You can see all eight planets in our solar
system without a telescope.
C. The planets seem to wander against the
background of the stars.
D. All stars are the same size and have the same
color.
What is (c) the planets seem to
wander against the background of
the stars?
The pattern of stars in a
constellation does not change.
Why is this so?
A. The stars in a constellation revolve around the
Earth together.
B. The stars in a constellation rotate very slowly
on their axes.
C. Earth’s gravity attracts the stars and holds
them in place.
D. Stars appear not to move because they are so
far away from the Earth.
What is (d) stars appear not to
move because they are so far
away from the Earth.
Alicia is making a model of the solar
system. The model of earth is a circle of
cardboard that is 1 cm across. About
how wide should she make the model of
Jupiter? (The diameters of the two
planets are as follows: Earth-12,756 km;
Jupiter-142,984 km.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.5 cm
11.0 cm
27.0 cm
412.0 cm
What is (b) 11.0 cm?
Scientists use different types of
technology to investigate Earth’s
weather. Which of the following
provides color-coded images that
identify different types of
precipitation?
A. Doppler radar
B. Hubble Space Telescope
C. Weather balloons
D. Seismographs
What is (a) Doppler radar?
Ice is forming on a pond. Inside a
pan of water on a stove is starting
to boil. What is the temperature
of the water in each instance?
A. 32°C, 212°C
B. 10°C, 212°C
C. 32°C, 100°C
D. 0°C, 100°C
What is (d) 0°C, 100°C?
Which statement is true?
A. When the Northern Hemisphere receives direct
sunlight, the climate gets colder.
B. Climate is the average of the conditions of the
atmosphere over many years.
C. Weather is the average of the atmosphere over
many years.
D. Climate can change quickly.
What is (b) climate is the average
of the conditions of the
atmosphere over many years?
Suppose that a weather forecast
states that a cold front will pass
through your area during the night.
What is the most likely prediction
for tomorrow?
A. Snow
B. Steady rain.
C. Heavy cloud cover.
D. Cooler temperatures.
What is (d) cooler temperature?
pond weeds insects frogs snakes
Look at the pond food chain shown above. If a large
number of frogs were removed from the pond, what
would most likely happen?
A. Many insects would die, and the number of snakes
would decrease.
B. The number of insects would decrease, and the
number of snakes would decrease.
C. The number of insects would increase, and many
snakes would die.
D. The number of insects would increase, and the
number of snakes would remain about the same.
What is (c) the number of insects
would increase, and many snakes
would die?
A warm dry air mass is located
over Georgia. What kind of
weather would be expected?
A. Warm weather with little or no precipitation.
B. Cool weather with little or no precipitation.
C. Warm weather with a lot of precipitation.
D. Cool weather with a lot of precipitation.
What is (a) warm weather with
little or no precipitation?
What instrument would an
astronomer use to get the BEST
view of a distant star?
A. A telescope
B. The Hubble Space Telescope
C. A microscope
D. A pair of binoculars
What is (b) the Hubble Space
Telescope?
White-tailed deer have long, thin
legs that help them run from
danger. What are a deer’s legs an
example of?
A. Adaptation
B. Basic needs
C. Diversity
D. Habitat
What is (a) adaptation?
A truck has more inertia than a
bicycle. What characteristics of
the truck account for this?
A. Its volume
B. Its shape
C. Its mass
D. Its age
What is (c) its mass?
You observe a bright object in the
night sky for a week. Each night,
the object is in a slightly different
location. What is this object?
A. A star.
B. A comet
C. A planet
D. An asteroid
What is (c) a planet?