Transcript Jeopardy 2 - Boston Public Schools
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Created by Mr. Ng Josiah Quincy Elementary School
EARTH SCIENCE 1 EARTH SCIENCE 2 LIFE SCIENCE 1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE 2 ENGINEER ING
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The softest mineral is a. talc.
b. calcite c. fluorite d. quartz
a. talc
When white, fluffy clouds appear in Massachusetts, the weather that day will mostly likely be a. fair.
b. stormy.
c. foggy.
d. rainy.
a. fair
Minerals are classified as _____, according to how light passes through them.
a. vitreous or glassy b. admantine or sparkling c. transparent, translucent or opaque d. greasy, dull or resinous
c. transparent, translucent or opaque
The Earth revolves around (orbits) the sun once a. approximately every 24 hours.
b. a month.
c. a year.
d. a millenium .
c. a year
What do we call sky pictures that are made of stars?
a. star pictures b. constellations c. Big Dippers d. movies
b. constellations
A galaxy is
a. a new kind of car.
b. a stream of stars c. a group of stars together in space d. a group of comets
c. a group of stars together in space
What makes the gas in stars hot?
a. fire b. atomic energy c. an atom bomb d. friction
b. atomic energy
What happens when a star becomes a black dwarf?
a. It gives off black light.
b. It stops shining.
c. It is born.
d. It is a medium-sized yellow star.
b. It stops shining.
How far is the sun from the Earth?
a. 93 miles away b. 93 million miles away c. 9 million miles away d. 9 billion miles away
b. 93 million miles away
What happens when a star begins to run out of gas?
a. It becomes big and red.
b. It becomes a white dwarf.
c. It becomes a black dwarf.
d. It is a medium-sized yellow star.
a. It becomes big and red.
An example of an instinct is a. laughing at something funny.
b. dogs doing tricks when told.
c. doing your homework at the same time each day.
d. salmon returning to their birthplace to lay their eggs.
d. salmon returning to their birthplace to lay their eggs.
The parts of plants that make seeds are the a. roots.
b. stems.
c. flowers.
d. leaves.
c. flowers.
Frogs eat grasshoppers. Grasshoppers eat grass. Which organism in the food chain is a producer?
Grass
Green plants use ____ to reproduce their own food. a. nitrogen b. oxygen c. water d. sunlight
d. sunlight
Fungi is a
a. consumer b. decomposer.
c. carnivore.
d. omnivore.
b. decomposer.
Charlene made a circuit with a switch. She made the posts for the switch out of copper. Which could she use to connect the posts so the bulb will light? a. an elastic band b. a twig c. a nail d. a straw
c. a nail
If you wanted to build an icehouse today, which would be the BEST material to use as an insulator?
a. wet leaves b. plastic foam c. plastic wrap d. rock salt
b. plastic foam
Why is it better to wear a white T-shirt than a dark T-shirt in the summer?
Light-colored clothes reflect more sunlight than dark-colored clothes.
DAILY DOUBLE
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click PgDn to view question If a string on a guitar is plucked, it will make a sound. A sound is produced because it is ____.
vibrating
On a typical xylophone, what determines the pitch (high and low sounds) of each bar?
Length/thickness of the bars
If your hands are cold, you can warm them by rubbing them together. The heat energy that you produce is caused by a. insulation b. magnetism c. friction d. conduction
c. friction
Monique is taking a train to Boston. Her train is stopped at the station. She is facing the direction the train will be moving. All she can see from her window is the train next to her. That train is also going to Boston and leaves first. As the other train leaves, it seems to Monique as if a. she is moving forward b. she is moving backward c. the other train is moving backward d. the train station is moving
b. she is moving backward
Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
a. a piece of wood being used to make toothpicks b. a plant using water and carbon dioxide to make food c. a pond freezing in the winter d. a field of long grass being mowed
b. a plant using water and carbon dioxide to make food
Identical poles of two magnets ____ each other while opposite poles of two magnets ____ each other.
a. attract/attract b. attract/repel c. repel/attract d. attract/ignore
c. repel/attract
How can water be changed from one state to another?
By changing its temperature
What environmental problem was directly caused by the invention of the automobile?
a. storage of nuclear waste b. increase in air pollution c. increased use of pesticides d. flooding in the Midwest
b. increase in air pollution
Which of the following technologies was developed most recently?
a. lightning rod b. telegraph c. telephone d. computer
d. computer
Which of the following is an unlimited energy source? a. a computer disk b. fossil fuels c. biomass d. solar and gravitation energy
d. solar and gravitation energy
A group idea-gathering technique based on the concept that a large quantity of ideas will help solve a problem is called ____.
brainstorming
Tropical rain forests are being cut down to provide land for agriculture. A probable global consequence of this destruction is a. an increase in the amount of ozone in the atmosphere.
b. a decrease in the amount of ultraviolet light reaching Earth’s surface.
c. an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
d. a decrease in the amount of silt found in Earth’s rivers.
c. an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
FINAL JEOPARDY
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About once a month.
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Created by Wai Chin Ng J. Quincy School 2005