Transcript Jeopardy MAP Assembly #2

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Rock This
Lost in
Space
Do the Loco
MOTION
You Ate
What?
Anything
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Type of rock formed from hardened
lava or magma.
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Mineral
d. Metamorphic
A. Igneous
Type of rock formed from other
rocks that have been changed
due to the heat and pressure
beneath the earth’s surface.
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Mineral
d. Metamorphic
D. Metamorphic
Mountains form when
two continental plates
collide. This is an
example of what type
of plate boundary?
Convergent
Most earthquakes
and volcanoes
occur where?
Along Plate
Boundaries
Alfred Wegner, a German
scientist, proposed that all
the continents were once
joined into one large
landmass. What is that
landmass called?
Pangaea
Which of the planets below has the
shortest year?
a. Jupiter
b.Earth
c. Pluto
d.Venus
D. Venus
(because it is the closest to the
sun so it revolves the fastest)
An object hurtles through space.
It is mostly dust and rocks held
together by different types of ice.
What is this object?
a. an asteroid
b. a comet
c. a gas giant
d. a terrestrial planet
B. Comet
Earth is an average of 1.0
AU from the sun. Saturn
is an average of 9.5 AU
from the sun. What does
this mean?
Saturn is 9.5 times
farther from the
sun than the earth.
What determines
the length of day on
earth?
The amount of
time it takes for the
earth to rotate once
In order for us to see a full
moon on earth, the earth,
moon, and sun have to be
in certain locations. Draw
a picture of where they
would need to be.
Moon
Sun
Earth
Which of the following is not an
example of a simple machine?
a. Lever
b. Inclined Plane
c. Radius
d. Pulley
C. Radius
Which one of Newton’s laws of
motion states that for every
action there is an equal and
opposite reaction.
a. First Law of Motion
b. Second Law of Motion
c. Third Law of Motion
d. Fourth Law of Motion
C. Third law of
Motion
A sprinter runs the
100 meter dash in 10
seconds. What was
his average speed?
(don’t forgot your label)
10 meters/second
A pair of scissors is
an example of
which simple
machine?
Lever
An elevator is an
example of which
type of simple
machine?
Pulley
Animals that eat both plants
and animals are known as
what?
a. Scavengers
b. Omnivores
c. Herbivores
d. Carnivores
B. Omnivores
Animals that eat only meat
are known as:
a. Scavengers
b. Omnivores
c. Herbivores
d. Carnivores
d. Carnivores
Give an example of an
organism that would
perform the role of
Producer in a food
chain.
Any plant
All the living and
nonliving things in a
given area is known
as a(n) __________.
Ecosystem
Organisms that
breakdown dead
plant and animal
matter are known as
___________.
Decomposers
The amplitude of a sound
wave determines the sounds
a. Pitch
b. Tone
c. Frequency
d. Loudness
D. Loudness
A small rocky object orbiting
the sun or a star is known as
a. Meteor
b. Asteroid
c. Meteoroid
d. Comet
B. Asteroid
What two things
are responsible for
us having seasons
on earth?
Tilt of the earth’s
axis and revolving
around the sun
The code inside the
nucleus that carries the
genetic information for
an organism is called
______
DNA
The part of the water
cycle in which liquid
turns to gas absorbing
heat from the
surroundings.
Evaporation
Make your wager
What is the
difference between
climate and
weather?
Weather is short-term
changes in atmospheric
conditions where
climate is the longterm weather pattern
of a region