Science Jeopardy!
Energy
Space
Physical and
Nature of
Science
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Plants
Life
Earth
100
What two forms of energy does the
fire from a burning candle
release?
Answer:
Light and heat
(heat=thermal)
200
• What word means any material that
conducts heat and electricity?
• Give one example of a material that
conducts heat and electricity.
Answer:
Metal and water
300
Name 2 materials that are
insulators.
Answer:
Wood, plastic, rubber
400
Draw a diagram showing the transfer of
energy. Put the words in the correct order
and draw arrows to indicate energy
transfer.
Alligator
algae
minnow
Blue Heron
sun
bass
Answer: sun>algae>minnow>bass>blue heron>alligator
**Arrow should be pointing to where the energy is going.**
500
• Frogs are a major predator of
fireflies. Explain how energy from the
sun is transferred through a firefly to
a frog.
Answer: The student demonstrates that energy flows from the
sun to a producer (plant) to a consumer such as a firefly then to
the frog.
100
At night, thousands of stars are
visible from Earth, but during
the day we can only see one
star, the Sun. Why is the Sun the
only star visible to us during the
day?
Answer: The sun’s light prevents other stars from being seen.
200
When Jorge looks at the night sky he sees
different phases of the moon depending on
the time of the month he observes the
moon. Why does the moon have different
phases during the month?
Answer: The moon revolves around the Earth each month.
300
Put these in order from smallest to
largest:
Galaxy
solar system
Universe
planet
Answer: planet, solar system, galaxy, universe
400
Carl read a science fiction story in which a woman
traveled to a planet in another galaxy. He knows
that travel to other galaxies is not yet possible.
What is the main reason why humans are not able
to travel to other galaxies.
Answer: Planets in other galaxies are too far away. It would
take longer than one human lifetime to reach another galaxy
at the speeds we are currently able to travel.
500
Mercury and Jupiter are planets in
our solar system. Which of these
two planets takes longer to travel
around the sun? Explain why.
You may draw a diagram to help
you explain.
Answer: Jupiter because it is farther from the sun and has a
bigger orbit.
100
Tim has a wagon that weighs 150kg and a
wagon that weighs 200kg. Which wagon
requires the most force to move?
The wagon that weighs 200kg.
200
Jacori wants to compare the number of caterpillars in two
different areas of the schoolyard. What is the most
appropriate way for Jacori to compare the number of
caterpillars in two different areas of the schoolyard?
Answer: Use a data table to show the number of caterpillars in
each area.
300
Pierre wants to find out if a plant grows
taller when given a new fertilizer called
EverGrow. He plants seeds in pots and
adds the proper amount of fertilizer
according to the directions. What else
should Pierre do to find out if EverGrow
really does make plants grow taller?
Answer: He should grow some seeds without
fertilizer and compare.
400
Joe’s little sister slipped in the bathtub and
fell. The next day Joe’s mother put a bath
mat with a bumpy surface on the floor of
the tub. What force was Joe’s mother
trying to increase?
Answer: Friction
500
Juan and Kathleen bought model rocket kits. They built
identical rockets with identical engines. Juan, however,
glued small pieces of a broken bicycle reflector to his
rocket to make it more visible in the sky.
A. If everything is the same on both rockets except for the
reflector pieces, which rocket will travel higher when
they are launched at the same time?
B. Why would the rocket you selected in part A travel
higher?
Answer: A. Kathleen’s rocket should go higher than Juan's.
B. Kathleen’s rocket has less mass and less air resistance. The
reflectors give Juan’s rocket more mass than Kathleen’s.
100
Name 3 things plants need in order to live.
Answer: light, water, carbon dioxide
200
Some plants have thick and waxy layers on top of
their leaves. This reduces water loss from
evaporation. Where would a plant without waxy
leaves grow successfully.
Answer: Where there is plenty of water.
200
• What are producers and why do
consumers need them
in order to live?
Answer: Plants are producers because they produce their own
food through photosynthesis. Humans and other consumers
must eat producers or animals that ate producers in order to
obtain the energy needed to survive.
400
All trees need sunlight, water
(H O), and carbon dioxide (CO ).
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Some trees are taller than others and may have a better chance
of surviving than shorter trees.
A. In a heavily forested area, what source of energy would a
taller tree have more of than a shorter tree?
B. Why would that source of energy give the taller tree a
better chance of survival in a heavily forested area than a
shorter tree.
Answer: A. Taller trees in heavily forested areas can receive more
sunlight because nothing blocks the sunlight.
B. With more sunlight available, a taller tree can make enough food for
itself through photosynthesis. The taller tree may block the sunlight so
that shorter trees may not receive enough light to make the needed
food.
500
Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are
all consumers.
A. Explain the differences between an
herbivore, a carnivore, and an omnivore.
B. How do all of these depend on plants to
live?
Answer: A. Herbivores eat only plants, carnivores eat only animals,
omnivores eat both plants and animals. B. Without plants there would
be no food for any animals. Only plants can convert the sun’s energy
into food.
100
American Alligators are reptiles that can live in
coastal swamps from North Carolina to the tip of
Southern Florida. Why are American Alligators
unable to survive in places like Alaska?
Answer: Alligators are cold-blooded. They need heat to regulate
their body temperature.
200
The skeletal system in the human
body helps maintain body shape.
Which of the following is another
function of the human skeleton?
Answer: Protecting the organs in the body.
300
The timber wolf now inhabits portions of Yellowstone National Park in
Wyoming. The timber wolf is a natural predator of elk, deer, and
smaller animals such as rabbits. The mountain lion feeds on
similar animals.
How would the introduction of the mountain lion into Yellowstone
National Park most likely affect the population and food source of
the timber wolves?
Answer: The mountain lion and the timber wolf would compete for the same food
sources. This would decrease the population of the timber wolf. There would also
be decreases in the food sources that both the mountain lion and the timber wolf
eat.
400
Many animals such as walruses, seals, polar bears, and
penguins live in polar regions.
What characteristic do these animals in the polar regions share
that shows how they have adapted to cold weather?
Walrus
seal
polar bear
penguin
Answer: Thick body covering (NOT fur- penguins are
birds and are covered in feathers.)
500
Many animals live on the African plain and compete
for the limited food supply. Each type of animal,
including the lion, the zebra, the antelope, and the
giraffe, has become adapted to a different niche
within this environment. Select one of these
animals and describe a specialized trait. Explain
how this trait helps it to survive.
Answer: Answers will vary- should show that student knows that living
things compete in a climatic region with other living things and that
structural adaptations make them fit for an environment.
100
What causes day and night on the
Earth?
Answer: The Earth rotates on its axis.
200
While visiting the museum of natural history, Marta read the following
description on one of the exhibits:
“Deep under Earth’s surface there is a layer of red-hot liquid rock called
magma. When pressure builds up, it forces the magma, together with ash,
smoke, and steam, to burst up through cracks in the ground.”
What was the subject of the exhibit?
Answer: Volcanoes
300
How is weathering different from
erosion?
Answer: Weathering involves the wearing down of materials
which then stay where they are. Erosion involves transporting
or moving those materials to another place.
400
Bonus: Answer by working as a team!!!
Seasons in North America change as the
Earth moves around the sun. Draw a
diagram showing Earth’s position around
the Sun during each of the four seasons in
North America. Be sure to label the North
Pole and seasons for each of your
drawings.
Answer: diagram should be correct
and labeled.
500
Ashley’s science group is doing a report on the sun’s energy and the
Earth. Ashley is asked to explain to the class why it is cold at the
North and South Pole and hot at the equator. How could she
explain this using a flashlight and a globe?
Answer:
She could explain by shining the flashlight at a globe near the
equator. The flashlight will be the sun’s rays. Not much light will reach the poles
so not much heat will reach the poles either. Therefore it is colder at the poles and
hotter at the equator.