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JEOPARDY. Mrs. Keller Chapter 6 6 th Grade Science. THE RULES. Competing teams will be selected. Everyone will actively participate. Each team will decide on a “batting order”. Please write it down. No penalties for wrong answers, so try. Each team will be rewarded with points.
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JEOPARDY Mrs. Keller Chapter 6 6th Grade Science
THE RULES • Competing teams will be selected. • Everyone will actively participate. • Each team will decide on a “batting order”. Please write it down. • No penalties for wrong answers, so try. • Each team will be rewarded with points. • Be positive, encourage your teammates. • ALEX is the Judge, all decisions are final.
Jeopardy Temperature & Earth’s Rotation Ocean Currents Water Energy, Motion, Gyres, & Oceans Wind & Weather 200 200 200 200 200 400 400 400 400 400 600 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 800 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 End of Round
$200 • The average surface temperature of Earth. • What is 15°?
$400 • This is the main cause of seasons on Earth. • What is the axial tilt of Earth?
$600 • If Earth rotated more slowly, Earth’s temperature would be _____ in daytime and ______ at night. • What is warmer and colder?
$800 • If Earth had no atmosphere, its average temperature would ____. • What is decrease?
$1000 • If the amount of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere increase, Earth will lose ____ heat energy and ____ in average temperature. • What is less and increase?
$200 • This is an example of a surface ocean current. • What is the Gulf Stream?
$400 • When water expands at the equator, surface ocean currents are formed that move the water toward ________________. • What is the north and south poles?
$600 • This is how is heat energy is spread throughout Earth. • What are ocean currents?
$800 • Surface ocean currents are caused by these two things. • What are wind and water expansion?
$1000 • ________ and _______ cause deep ocean currents. • What are temperature and saltiness?
$200 $200 • This causes wind to form. • What is the heating and cooling of air?
$400 $400 • This is the area in which it is most likely to be cloudy. • What is an area of low pressure?
$600 $600 • The environment on the east side of a mountain range would be… • What is dry?
$800 $800 • Convection cells cause the weather patterns in the U.S. to move from _____ to _____. • What is from west to east?
$1000 $1000 • The type of small convection current that is used by hawks and sailplane pilots. • What is thermal?
$200 $200 • This kind of air can hold a lot of water vapor and rise. • What is warm air?
$400 $400 • The relative humidity on a foggy day. • What is 100%?
$600 $600 • An air mass rises and cools, reaching 100% relative humidity at 20°C. When this happens: • What is it starts to form clouds and rain?
$800 $800 • An air mass rises and cools, reaching 100% relative humidity at 0°C. What will start to form? • What is sleet and snow?
$1000 $1000 • A cool wind blows off the cool water onto the warm land, and forms a convection current. Why does this happen? • What is the temperature difference between the air above the land and the air above the water?
$200 $200 • Most of the water on Earth is found here. • What are oceans?
$400 $400 • Earth’s revolution around the sun equals a _____. • What is a year?
$600 $600 • This causes a gyre to curve as it flows away from the equator. • What is the rotation of Earth?
$800 $800 • In the northern hemisphere, gyres move in this direction. • What is clockwise?
$1000 $1000 • If Earth gained more energy from the sun than was lost to space, Earth’s average temperature would _____. • What is increase?
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