WATER JEOPARDY
Compiled by Maia McGuire
NE Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent
3125 Agricultural Center Dr.
St. Augustine, FL 32092
904-824-4564
mpmcguire@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
This game was designed for use following a Water and Watersheds powerpoint presentation (available for download from
http://stjohns.ifas.ufl.edu/sea/SEAGRANT.htm). The presentation can be adapted for use in different formats (i.e. can
be used with a game board if one is available, or can be projected onto a screen or wall, or can be used with an overhead
projector).
If you are going to project the game using a computer, you will want to scroll to the next page, then under View (in
Word), select “Full Screen”. This will maximize the size of the image. The page is set up as a table with 25 individual
text boxes which cover each of the cells on the table that contain the questions. To reveal a question, click on the
number (which selects the text box), then click again on the edge of the text box. You can then use the delete button on
the keyboard to remove the text box, revealing the question beneath. You can also right click on the text box and select
“cut” from the options that will appear.
If you wish to use this with an overhead projector, print out the third page and copy onto a transparent sheet. You can
then use flaps of paper to cover each of the cells.
Feel free to customize for your audience!
If you use this game, please let me know how many people were in your audience/class and any feedback that you might
receive. Thanks!
FLORIDA’S FRESH
WATER
WATER
CONSERVATION
YOUR WATERSHED
WATER POLLUTION
PROTECTING OUR
WATER
Most of the water on
earth is not available
for us to drink
because it is found
here
Most of the earth’s
FRESH water can be
found here
100
A leaking one of
All of the land area
these can waste 60
that drains into a
gallons of water each body of water
day
100
100
The term “thermal
pollution” refers to
an increase in this
One of two kinds of
places that you can
take your used motor
oil for recycling
200
Evaporation can
result in the loss of
this many gallons of
water each month
Water is called the
universal solvent for
this reason
Of point-source or
non point-source
pollution, the one
which is easier to
regulate
Most of Florida’s
fresh water is “lost”
each day due to this
process
Excessive water use
or drought can result
in this process, which
renders aquifers
unsuitable for
drinking or for
irrigation
This is the largest of
Florida’s aquifers and
is the primary source
of drinking water for
most of the state.
You can conserve
water when using
your dishwasher by
always doing this
A dripping tap can
waste this much
water every day
300
An aquifer is an
underground one of
these
400
This term is used to
refer to addition of
water to the aquifer
system
More than 50% of
the oil entering the
oceans comes from
this source
The presence of
coliform bacteria in
water indicates that
the water has been
polluted by this
Boaters should
empty their bilges
before transporting
their boats to
prevent the spread of
these
The recommended
times of day for
watering your plants
On average, nearly
40% of our indoor
water use is for
doing this
True or false?
Chemicals poured on
the ground in an
interior county can
end up polluting the
St. Johns River
300
400
500
200
500
200
300
400
500
100
200
300
100
200
300
400
Fluorescent bulbs
should be recycled
because they contain
this metal
The term
eutrophication refers
to this
Saturday, September
21, 2002
500
400
500
The QUESTIONS
100
200
300
400
500
FLORIDA’S FRESH
WATER
WATER
CONSERVATION
Most of the water
on earth is not
available for us to
drink because it is
found here
Most of the earth’s
FRESH water can
be found here
YOUR WATERSHED
A leaking one of
All of the land area
these can waste 60 that drains into a
gallons of water
body of water
each day
Evaporation can
result in the loss of
this many gallons
of water each
month from a
swimming pool
Most of Florida’s
You can conserve
fresh water is “lost” water when using
each day due to
your dishwasher by
this process
always doing this
Excessive water
A dripping tap can
use can result in
waste this much
this, which renders water every day
aquifers unsuitable
for drinking or for
irrigation
This is the largest
On average, nearly
of Florida’s aquifers 40% of our indoor
and is the primary water use is for
source of drinking
doing this
water for most of
the state.
Water is called the
universal solvent
for this reason
An aquifer is an
underground one
of these
This term is used
to refer to addition
of water to the
aquifer system
True or false?
Chemicals poured
on the ground in
an interior county
can end up
polluting the ocean
WATER
PROTECTING OUR
POLLUTION
WATER
The term “thermal
pollution” refers to
an increase in this
One of two kinds of
places that you can
take your used
motor oil for
recycling
Of point-source or Boaters should
non point-source
empty their bilges
pollution, the one
before transporting
which is easier to
their boats to
regulate
prevent the spread
of these
More than 50% of The recommended
the oil entering the times of day for
oceans comes from watering your
this source
plants
The presence of
Fluorescent bulbs
coliform bacteria in should be recycled
water indicates that because they
the water has been contain this metal
polluted by this
The term
eutrophication
refers to this
Saturday,
September 21,
2002
ANSWERS!
FLORIDA’S FRESH
WATER
WATER
CONSERVATION
YOUR WATERSHED
WATER POLLUTION
PROTECTING OUR
WATER
As salt water in the
oceans
Toilet
Watershed
Temperature
Auto parts/repair
store or marina
As polar ice
1000
It dissolves more
Point-source
things than any other
liquid
Exotic or introduced
species (plants and
animals)
Evapotranspiration
Running a full load
Lake
Runoff from land
Between 4 pm and
10 am
Saltwater intrusion
15-20 gallons
Recharge
Fecal material
Mercury
The Floridan Aquifer
Flushing toilets
True
When nutrient
enrichment occurs in
a body of water
causing an algal
bloom
International Coastal
Cleanup Day