Semester 2
Jeopardy Review
7th Grade Science
MCMS 2014
Round 2
Round 1
Catchin’
Some Waves
Layer Up
Rockin’ it Out
Movin’ &
Groovin’
Playin’ in the
Dirt
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Catchin’ Some Waves– 10 points
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Visible light, ultraviolet light, and gamma
rays are examples of this type of
radiation/energy.
Electromagnetic
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Catchin’ Some Waves– 20 points
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The girl’s sweatshirt is blue because it
_________ the blue wavelength of light.
reflects
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Catchin’ Some Waves– 30 points
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The loudness of a sound is measured in
units called _________.
decibels
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Catchin’ Some Waves– 40 points
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The electromagnetic rays with the lowest
frequencies also have the _______
wavelengths.
longest
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Catchin’ Some Waves– 50 points
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Name 2 media through which sound can
travel. Through which will sound travel
fastest?
Fastest—solids (ex. steel); “medium”—
liquids (ex. water); Slowest—gases (ex. air)
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Layer Up– 10 points
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The layer of earth that would experience
the greatest amount of pressure.
Inner core
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Layer Up– 20 points
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The theory that states that earth’s plates
move slowly and constantly.
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
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Layer Up– 30 points
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These types of waves can be analyzed to
gain indirect evidence about earth’s layers.
Seismic waves
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Layer Up– 40 points
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Movements in earth’s liquid outer core are
believed to cause this.
Earth’s magnetic field
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Layer Up– 50 points
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Convection currents (and therefore plate
movement) would stop IF this occurred.
Heat source was removed (the earth’s core
cooled off)
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Rockin’ it Out– 10 points
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This type of rock forms under great
pressure, deep underground.
Metamorphic
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Rockin’ it Out– 20 points
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This type of igneous rock forms when lava
that erupts onto earth’s surface cools.
Extrusive igneous rock
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Rockin’ it Out– 30 points
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This type of igneous rock forms when
magma cools below earth’s surface.
Intrusive igneous rock
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Rockin’ it Out– 40 points
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Seismic waves carry energy through rock in
all directions away from this point.
The focus of the earthquake
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Rockin’ it Out– 50 points
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Igneous rock is most likely to be finegrained or no-grained if it cooled here.
On earth’s surface (extrusively)
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Movin’ & Groovin’– 10 points
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Wegener used these as evidence that
Antarctica’s climate was once much
warmer than today.
Fossils of plants
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Movin’ & Groovin’– 20 points
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When two plates spread apart below the
ocean floor, this feature develops.
Mid-ocean ridge
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Movin’ & Groovin’– 30 points
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When an oceanic plate converges with
another plate and subducts below it, this
feature develops.
Deep-ocean trench
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Movin’ & Groovin’– 40 points
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This type of boundary is found at a midocean ridge.
Divergent
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Movin’ & Groovin’– 50 points
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This type of fault forms when two plates
slide past each other horizontally.
Strike-slip fault
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Playin’ in the Dirt– 10 points
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What process could carry away the soil of a
freshly plowed field that sits on a hill?
erosion
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Playin’ in the Dirt– 20 points
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A mountain range that has experienced a
lot of erosion will appear this way.
More rounded, less jagged
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Playin’ in the Dirt– 30 points
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Frost wedging is an example of this type of
weathering.
Mechanical
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Playin’ in the Dirt– 40 points
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What is missing from the following list of
soil “ingredients”? Rock, nutrients, air,
water, and…
Decayed living things (organic material)
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Playin’ in the Dirt– 50 points
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Name the soil conservation method that
helps by (1) returning soil nutrients (2)
retaining moisture and (3) holding soil in
place.
Conservation plowing (plowing plant
material back into the soil after a season)
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Final Jeopardy
Round 2
Old… Really
Old
Cells, Cells
And More
Cells
Body Shop
How Good is
Your Memory
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Old… Really Old– 20 points
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Preserved remains or traces of organisms
that lived in the past are called
fossils
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Old… Really Old– 40 points
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A geologist finds two fossils and tells you
that fossil A is older than fossil B. What
can you most likely conclude about where
these fossils were found relative to each
other?
Fossil A was found deeper in Earth’s crust
that Fossil B.
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Old… Really Old– 60 points
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Name the geologic “rule” that states that
older rock layers are found below younger
rock layers in earth’s crust.
Law of Superposition
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Old… Really Old– 80 points
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The record scientists use to summarize the
life forms and geologic events of Earth’s
history is called the
Geologic Time Scale
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Old… Really Old– 100 points
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Name one circumstance in which rock
layers might not be found in the expected
order (youngest to oldest).
If unconformities occur (a layer was eroded
away in the past); or if folding occurs (older
layers get folded on top of newer layers)
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Cells, Cells– 20 points
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The basic unit of structure & function that is
classified as a living thing is known as this.
cell
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Cells, Cells– 40 points
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The theory that states that all living things
are made of cells.
The Cell Theory
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Cells, Cells– 60 points
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When a one-celled organism divides in two,
it has done this.
Reproduced
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Cells, Cells– 80 points
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The stage of the cell cycle that makes up
most of a cell’s life is this.
Interphase
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Cells, Cells– 100 points
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The stage of mitosis during which
cytokinesis happens.
Telophase
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And More Cells– 20 points
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These types of cells contain a cell wall and
chloroplasts.
Plant Cells
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And More Cells– 40 points
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The shape of a cell is often a clue about its
_________.
Function/job
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And More Cells– 60 points
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Our cells get nutrients such as lipids,
carbohydrates, & proteins from this.
The food we eat
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And More Cells– 80 points
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Chromosomes get copied during this stage
of the cell cycle.
Interphase
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And More Cells– 100 points
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After 12 divisions, one cell could become
this many cells.
4,096
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Body Shop – 20 points
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This system transports oxygen, blood, and
some wastes throughout the body.
Circulatory
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Body Shop– 40 points
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Both the nervous system and this system
help control reactions in the body.
Endocrine
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Body Shop– 60 points
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The body system in which the kidneys are
found.
Excretory
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Body Shop– 80 points
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The body system in which the thyroid is
found.
Endocrine
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Body Shop– 100 points
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Name one major organ from 5 different
body systems.
Long list, will vary (see pages 562-563)
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How Good is Your Memory?– 20
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The area(s) inside earth where convection
currents are thought to occur.
Mantle & Outer Core
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How Good is Your Memory?– 40
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When a hotter/less dense material rises
and the cooler/more dense material around
it sinks, this can occur.
Convection current
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**How Good is Your Memory?–
60 points
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A force of attraction between objects that is
directly related to the mass of the objects.
Gravity
**not on final exam
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**How Good is Your Memory?–
80 points
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Taking the speed of an object divided by
the time it took to get to that speed would
tell you this.
The object’s acceleration
**not on final exam
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**How Good is Your Memory?–
100 points
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The law which states that the amount of
force needed to accelerate an object is
directly related to its mass is…
Newton’s Third Law
**not on final exam
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Final Jeopardy
Write down the amount you wish to
wager on this question
Final Jeopardy
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The region of the Great Plains where
farmers plowed up grasses only to have
their topsoil erode away were named this.
The Dust Bowl