Renewable
Energy
Education
Unit 4: Energy Conservation:
Here, There, Everywhere
Lesson 4
ENERGY CONSERVATION
JEOPARDY
How to Use this Program
 This game of Jeopardy is designed to be used only within the
context of the Powering Our Future Module for Grades 6 to 8, Unit
4 Lesson 4, Energy Conservation Jeopardy.
 Copy or save this PowerPoint document onto your hard drive (rather
than running it from a CD-ROM).
 Important: The links that allow you to jump between the game board
and questions and answers function only in “VIEW SHOW” mode.
 To play Jeopardy, use the Slide Show menu to select VIEW SHOW
(if you have not already done so).
• Click anywhere to move forward to the game board slide.
• On the game board slide, click on the box for any Category and dollar
amount to automatically display the associated answer slide.
• On any answer slide, click on the “Q” box in the lower right corner to
automatically display the associated question slide.
• On any question slide, click on the “Return to Game Board” box to
return to the game board slide and proceed with another category or
dollar amount.
• Be sure to click within these special boxes, as clicking elsewhere on any
slide will move you forward in the numeric slide sequence (rather than
to the desired question or answer).
Household
Comfortable
Appliances
Everywhere
Habits
Light It
Up
$100
$100
$100
$100
$100
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$600
$600
$600
$600
$600
$600
$800
$800
$800
$800
$800
$800
$1000
$1000
$1000
$1000
$1000
$1000
The Big
Picture
Heat
Transfer
$100
Keeping
FINAL
JEOPARDY
The Big
Picture
$100
natural resources
Q
The Big
Picture
$100
From what do we obtain
the energy we use?
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to Game
Board
The Big
Picture
$200
conservation
Q
The Big
Picture
$200
What is wise use and
protection from waste?
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Board
The Big
Picture
$400
physical measures and
behavioral choices
Q
The Big
Picture
$400
What are the two
general ways we can
conserve energy?
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Board
The Big
Picture
$600
energy audit
Q
The Big
Picture
$600
What is analyzing energy
use around a home,
school, or other building?
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Board
The Big
Picture
$800
heating and cooling
Q
The Big
Picture
$800
What is the biggest
energy user in our
homes and schools?
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Board
The Big
Picture
$1000
10 to 50%
cost savings
Q
The Big
Picture
$1000
How much can simple,
inexpensive measures
reduce your energy bills?
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Board
Heat
Transfer
$100
conduction
Q
Heat
Transfer
$100
What is heat transfer that
takes place through solid
materials (or between two
objects that are touching)?
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to Game
Board
Heat
Transfer
$200
insulation
Q
Heat
Transfer
$200
What slows or stops heat
transfer from conduction?
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Board
Heat
Transfer
$400
convection
Q
Heat
Transfer
$400
What is heat transfer that
takes place by the
movement of a liquid or
gas?
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Board
Heat
Transfer
$600
caulking and
weatherstripping
Q
Heat
Transfer
$600
What slows or stops heat
transfer from convection?
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Board
Heat
Transfer
$800
radiation
Q
Heat
Transfer
$800
What is heat transfer
through space (from one
surface to another) without
conduction material
between?
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Board
Heat
Transfer
$1000
reflective or solid
barriers
Q
Heat
Transfer
$1000
What slows or stops heat
transfer from radiation?
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Board
Keeping
Comfortable
$100
set the heat at a
lower temperature
Q
Keeping
Comfortable
$100
What saves energy during
winter?
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to Game
Board
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$200
10 F
Q
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$200
How much should you
lower the heat at night or
when no one is home?
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to Game
Board
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$400
ceiling fans or other fans
Q
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$400
What helps you keep
cool with the least
energy use?
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to Game
Board
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$600
evaporative cooler
Q
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$600
What uses less energy
than an air conditioner?
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Board
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$800
set the air conditioner at
a higher temperature
Q
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$800
What saves energy
during summer?
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to Game
Board
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$1000
air filter
Q
Keeping
The Big
Comfortable
Picture
$1000
What increases heating
and cooling costs if it’s
dirty?
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to Game
Board
Appliances
Everywhere
$100
water heating
Q
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$100
After heating and cooling,
what is the biggest
energy use in our homes?
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to Game
Board
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$200
take shorter showers
Q
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$200
What is the easiest way to
reduce hot water use?
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to Game
Board
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$400
phantom loads
Q
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$400
What is the energy used
by appliances that are
“off”?
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Board
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$600
pay for themselves
over time
Q
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$600
What do energy-efficient
appliances do?
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to Game
Board
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$800
“Energy Guide”
Q
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$800
What U.S. government
(yellow and black) label
compares the energy
used by similar products?
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to Game
Board
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$1000
“Energy Star”
Q
Appliances
The Big
Everywhere
Picture
$1000
What U.S. government
term tells you an
appliance is among the
most energy-efficient of
its type?
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to Game
Board
Household
Habits
$100
when no one is using it
or watching it
Q
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$100
When should you turn off
the computer and TV?
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to Game
Board
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$200
a full load
Q
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$200
When using a dishwasher
or clothes washer, what
should you always wash?
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to Game
Board
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$400
on a clothesline or
drying rack
Q
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$400
What is the most
energy-efficient way to
dry clothes?
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to Game
Board
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$600
after every load
Q
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$600
How often should a
clothes dryer lint filter
be cleaned?
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to Game
Board
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$800
once a year
Q
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$800
How often should you
vacuum your
refrigerator coils?
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Board
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$1000
when the frost
is ¼ inch thick
Q
Household
The Big
Habits
Picture
$1000
When should you defrost
a manual-defrost
refrigerator-freezer?
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to Game
Board
Light It
Up
$100
lights in a room
Q
Light It
Up
$100
What should you turn off
when you leave a room?
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to Game
Board
Light It
Up
$200
compact fluorescent
lamp (CFL)
Q
Light It
Up
$200
What kind of lamp is far
more efficient than an
incandescent bulb?
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to Game
Board
Light It
Up
$400
1/4 as much energy
Q
Light It
Up
$400
How much energy does a
CFL use compared to an
incandescent bulb (for the
same amount of light)?
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Board
Light It
Up
$600
6 to 10 times longer
Q
Light It
Up
$600
How much longer does a
compact fluorescent
lamp (CFL) last than an
incandescent bulb?
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to Game
Board
Light It
Up
$800
task lighting
Q
Light It
Up
$800
What is lighting the area
in which you are
working rather than the
entire room?
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to Game
Board
Light It
Up
$1000
daylighting
Q
Light It
Up
$1000
What is using natural light
from outside (to supplement
or replace artificial light)?
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Board
FINAL
JEOPARDY
$1000
It accounts for a large
part of our impact on
the environment!
Q
FINAL
JEOPARDY
$1000
What is energy use?
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Board