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• Always answer in the form of a
question
• Team names & buzzer sounds ready
• 50 points to be taken away for wrong
answers
• 10 bonus points for correctly spelled
answers
Habitats
Of
Georgia
Pollution
Rocks,
Minerals &
Fossils
Magnets
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Heat &
Temperature
Habitats of Georgia - for 100
What is one thing that could
happen to animals when a forest
is cut down?
Habitats of Georgia - for 100
Animals may be harmed
because they lose
their shelter
Habitats of Georgia - for 200
In what hilly
region of
Georgia could
you find hickory
and oak trees
and river
valleys?
Habitats of Georgia - for 200
Piedmont
Habitats of Georgia - for 300
Which helps chipmunks survive
long, cold winters?
a. sharp teeth
b. hibernating
c. migrating
d. changing colors
Habitats of Georgia - for 300
hibernating
Habitats of Georgia - for 400
Give 1 living part and 1 non-living
part of a turtle’s habitat.
Habitats of Georgia - for 400
Living: plants, fish, birds, insects,
snails, other turtles
Non-living: water, rocks, air
Habitats of Georgia - for 500
Which Georgia habitat has
dry, sandy soil and the
fewest types of plants?
a. piedmont forests
b. coastal plain ponds
c. mountain fields
d. dunes at the beach
Habitats of Georgia - for 500
dunes at the beach
Pollution - for 100
Name two types of pollution.
Pollution - for 100
Any two of the following:
Land
Air
Noise
Water
Pollution - for 200
What type of pollution is shown
in this picture?
Pollution - for 200
air pollution
Pollution - for 300
Which is an example of littering?
a. Throwing garbage in the dumpster
b. Throwing trash out a car window
c. Taking used tires to a landfill
d. Placing paper in a recycling bin
Pollution - for 300
b. Throwing trash out a car window
Pollution - for 400
Give two ways that we can
conserve our resources.
Pollution - for 400
Examples:
Turn off the lights, TV, or computer
when not using them.
Turn off the water when brushing
your teeth.
Re-use materials that might be
thrown away (ex. use a coke bottle
as a coin bank)
Pollution - for 500
What is the definition of a
renewable resource?
Nonrenewable resource?
Give an example of each.
Pollution - for 500
Renewable resource: a resource that can be
replaced in a human’s lifetime
Ex. trees, flowers, animals
Non-renewable resource: a resource that can
not be replaced during a human’s lifetime
Ex. oil, natural gas, coal
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 100
Fossils form from animals that
______________
a. died recently
b. did not have bones or shells
c. died and were covered with dirt
d. got trapped inside rocks
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 100
d. got trapped inside rocks
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 200
Which mineral is the softest on the Moh’s
harness scale?
Which is the hardest?
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 200
Softest: talc
Hardest: diamond
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 300
Fill in the blanks with the correct words
using the word bank.
Salt is a mineral because it is a
__________ and is not __________
hard
solid
flavor
color living
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 300
Salt is a mineral because it is a
__solid__ and is not __living___.
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 400
What are the three types of
rocks?
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 400
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 500
Which rock are you most likely
to find a fossil in? Why?
Rocks, Minerals & Fossils- for 500
You are most likely to find a fossil in a
sedimentary rock because it forms by
settling into layers. Animal parts are most
likely going to be trapped in those layers.
Magnets - for 100
What are the two poles of a
magnet?
Magnets - for 100
North & South
Magnets - for 200
Will the magnets shown attract
or repel? Why?
Magnets - for 200
They will attract because
they are different poles.
Magnets - for 300
A block of metal is attracted to a
magnet. What mineral must be in the
block contain?
Magnets - for 300
Iron
Magnets - for 400
A scientist tested two magnets for
strength. Magnet A picked up 7 paper
clips. Magnet B picked up 14 paper clips.
What can be said about the strength of
the magnets?
Magnets - for 400
Magnet B is stronger
Magnets - for 500
Give 2 uses for magnets
Remember to phrase your answer in the form of a question!
Magnets - for 500
Examples:
Close refrigerator doors
Hold things to the refrigerator
Stop the brakes of a roller coaster
Sorting iron items from non-iron items
Heat & Temperature - for 100
What is the tool you
use to measure
temperature?
Heat & Temperature - for 100
A thermometer
Heat & Temperature - for 200
What happens to an ice cube
when you drop it into boiling
water?
Heat & Temperature - for 200
It melts
Heat & Temperature - for 300
Sam brought soup for lunch in a
thermos. It was still too hot at
lunch; what can be said about
the insulation of his thermos?
Heat & Temperature - for 300
Sam’s thermos has
good insulation.
Heat & Temperature - for 400
Which is NOT a way that heat moves?
a. From particle to particle in a solid
b. Moves through empty space
c. It travels from colder areas to warmer
areas
d. Particles of a gas or liquid carry it
Heat & Temperature - for 400
It travels from colder areas to
warmer areas
Heat & Temperature - for 500
You slide across a carpet in
socks, and notice that your feet
feel warmer. What is the BEST
explanation for this?
Remember to phrase your answer in the form of a question!
Heat & Temperature - for 500
Your feet feel warmer because of
friction