610 likes | 775 Views
This is. Jeopardy. Earth Science. Jeopardy. What is circular?. Wave Action for 200. When a wave passes by, water particles move in a ____________ motion. Back to Jeopardy. What is wave height?. Wave Action for 400. The strength of a wave depends mainly on its. Back to Jeopardy.
E N D
Jeopardy Earth Science
What is circular? Wave Action for 200 When a wave passes by, water particles move in a ____________ motion. Back to Jeopardy
What is wave height? Wave Action for 400 The strength of a wave depends mainly on its Back to Jeopardy
What is the Pacific Ocean? Wave Action for 600 Tsunamis are most common in the Back to Jeopardy
What is the wavelength? Wave Action for 800 The horizontal distance between crests of waves is the ______________. Back to Jeopardy
What is two? Tides for 200 The total number of high tides that occur each day in most places is Back to Jeopardy
What is moon? Tides for 400 A spring tide occurs when the ___________, sun, and Earth are in a straight line. Back to Jeopardy
What is 12? Tides for 600 Low tides occur about every _________ hours and 25 minutes. Back to Jeopardy
What is gravity? Tides for 800 ____________ is the force that causes tides. Back to Jeopardy
What are oxygen and carbon dioxide? Ocean Water Chemistry 200 Two gases found in ocean water that are necessary for living things are _____________ and ____________. Back to Jeopardy
What is pressure? Ocean Water Chemistry 400 As you go deeper in the ocean, all of the following decrease EXCEPT Back to Jeopardy
What is algae? Ocean Water Chemistry 600 Oxygen in ocean water comes from the atmosphere and ____________. Back to Jeopardy
What is salinity? Ocean Water Chemistry 800 The density of seawater depends on its temperature and _______________. Back to Jeopardy
What are winds? Currents and Climates for 200 Both surface currents and waves are caused mainly by ______________. Back to Jeopardy
What is the Coriolis effect? Currents and Climates for 400 In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents curve to the right because of the ____________________. Back to Jeopardy
What is the Gulf Stream? Currents and Climates for 600 The largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean is the ______________________. Back to Jeopardy
What is density? Currents and Climates for 800 Deep currents are caused by differences in _______________. Back to Jeopardy
What is slow? Mr. Schmidt’s Brain for 200 As the water becomes more shallow, the bottoms of the waves drag on the ocean floor and ___________ down. Back to Jeopardy
What is decrease? Mr. Schmidt’s Brain for 400 The slowing of the wave makes the wavelength ________________. Back to Jeopardy
What is wave height? Mr. Schmidt’s Brain for 600 As the wave nears shore, water piles up and causes the _______________ to increase. Back to Jeopardy
What are upwellings? Mr. Schmidt’s Brain for 800 ______________ bring up tiny ocean organisms, minerals, and other materials from deeper layers of the water and increase the nutrients. Back to Jeopardy
What is wavelength? Capture the Chapter for 200 The farther apart waves are, the greater their _______________. Back to Jeopardy
What is tsunami? Capture the Chapter for 400 A _______________ is caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor. Back to Jeopardy
What is sodium chloride? Capture the Chapter for 600 The most common salt in ocean water is ____________________. Back to Jeopardy
What are deep? Capture the Chapter for 800 Surface currents usually flow more quickly than ________________ currents. Back to Jeopardy
What is the open ocean? Wave Action for 400 Waves start in the _______________ Back to Double Jeopardy
What is frequency? Wave Action for 800 The number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is called the _________________. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is longshore drift? Wave Action for 1200 The movement of sand along the beach is called _______________. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is a beach? Wave Action for 1600 Waves shape a ____________ by eroding the shore in some places and building it up in others. Back to Double Jeopardy
What are new and full? Tides for 400 A spring tide occurs during these two moons. Back to Double Jeopardy
What are oceans? Tides for 800 Tides are most noticeable in ________. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is a neap tide? Tides for 1200 This is the name for the tide with the least difference between low and high tide. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is tidal? Tides for 1600 Engineers have designed __________ power plants that capture some of this energy as the tide moves in and out. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is kilogram? Ocean Water Chemistry for 400 On average, one ______________ of ocean water contains about 35 grams of salts. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is table salt? Ocean Water Chemistry for 800 This is the common name for sodium chloride. Back to Double Jeopardy
What are surface, transition, and deep? Ocean Water Chemistry for 1200 The three zones of the ocean are ____________, ____________ and ________________ Back to Double Jeopardy
What is a submersible? Ocean Water Chemistry for 1600 To observe the deep ocean, scientists must use a _______________, an underwater vehicle built of materials that resist pressure. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is a current? Currents and Climate for 400 This is a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is climate? Currents and Climate for 800 This is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is surface current? Currents and Climate for 1200 A _________________ warms or cools the air above it, influencing the climate of the land near the coast. Back to Double Jeopardy
What is El Nino? Currents and Climate for 1600 An abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean. Back to Double Jeopardy
What are fish? Mr. Schmidt's Brain for 400 Zones of upwellings are usually homes to huge schools of ____________ Back to Double Jeopardy
What is 3.5 degrees Celsius? Mr. Schmidt's Brain for 800 This is the average temperature of the deep zone. Back to Double Jeopardy