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Test your 5th-grade science knowledge with this Jeopardy game! Explore topics such as Earth and space, physical and chemical properties, and life and environmental science. Answer questions and earn points!
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Earth & Space Physical & Chemical Life & Environmental Scientific Thinking Science Words What? $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500
Earth and Space - $100 Below is a picture of the Sun and the first four planets closest to the sun. C1-$100 Which of these planets has the longest year?A. Earth B. MarsC. Mercury D. Venus
Answer: B - Mars C1-$100
LeShawn visits a shoreline with his friends. He notices that the roots of trees growing near the shoreline are exposed. Earth and Space - $200 C1-$200 What MOST likely caused the roots of the tree to be exposed?A. The soil evaporated with the water.B. The soil was removed by flowing water.C. The roots absorbed the soil around them.D. The roots grew out of the soil into the air.
Earth and Space - $300 Jorge sees different phases of the Moon depending on the time of the month. C1-$300 Why does the Moon have different phases during the month?A. The Moon revolves around Earth each month.B. The Moon doesn’t have sunlight for 1 week each month.C. The Moon disappears behind the Sun for 1 week each month.D. The Moon revolves around the Sun on an axis once every month.
Answer: A – The moon revolves around the Earth each month. C1-$300
Earth and Space - $400 While visiting the natural history museum,Marta read the following description on oneof 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?A. Earthquakes B. FaultsC. Geysers D. Volcanoes C1-$400
Answer:D - Volcanoes C1-$400
Earth and Space - $500 Alyssa made a model of our solar system for her class. She arranged the planets in the order shown below. C1-$500 How can she improve her model of the solar system?A. Add other planets.B. Make rings around Venus.C. Move Earth next to the Sun.D. Change the size of the planets.
Physical and Chemical - $100 Henry is measuring the mass of four different blocks with letters on them. Look at the picture below. C2-$100 Which block has the greatest mass?A. Block A B. Block BC. Block C D. Block D
Answer: B –Block B C1-$500
Physical and Chemical - $200 Cereals are made of many different ingredients. The diagram below shows some of these ingredients. C2-$200 Which term describes the cereal?A. Compound B. ElementC. Mixture D. Solution
Answer: C - Mixture C1-$500
Physical and Chemical - $300 The head of a metal nail is dipped in melted candle wax. When the wax hardens, the head of the nail is coated with the wax. The rest of the nail has no wax. Soon, the wax on the head of the nail begins to soften and then drip from the nail. C2-$300 What causes the wax to melt?A. Heat stored in the wax as it hardened on the nail.B. Heat stored in the nail from the time it was made.C. Heat moving through the air from the candle flame.D. Heat moving through the nail from the candle flame.
Answer: D – Heat moving through the nail from the candle flame. C1-$500
The parts of a food chain are shown. Physical and Chemical - $400 C2-$400 Which list shows the order in which energy MOST likely flows through thefood chain? A. Owl, Sun, Grass, Mouse B. Sun, Grass, Mouse, Owl C. Grass, Mouse, Owl, Sun D. Sun, Mouse, Owl, Grass
Physical and Chemical - $500 For a special dinner, Catherine’s mom lit some candles in the living room for decoration. C2-$500 Which two forms of energy does the fire from a burning candle release? A. Light and Heat B. Sound and Chemical C. Magnetic and Nuclear D. Electrical and Mechanical
Answer:A – Light and Heat C1-$500
Life and Environmental - $100 Many animals such as walruses, sea lions, polar bears, and penguins live in polar regions. C3-$100 What characteristic do these animals in the polar regions share that shows how they have adapted tothe cold weather?A. Thick Fur B. Webbed FeetC. Strong Back Claws D. Thick Body Covering
Answer:D – Thick Body Covering C3-$100
Life and Environmental - $200 The short-beaked echidna is a mammal found in Australia. These animals lay eggs, develop fur coats, have milk-producing glands, and regulate their own body temperature. C3-$200 Which of the following characteristics of the echidnais rare among mammals?A. Regulating its own body temperature.B. Having milk-producing glands.C. Laying eggs.D. Developing a fur coat.
Answer:C – Laying Eggs C3-$100
Life and Environmental - $300 After studying photosynthesis, Tyrone drew the illustration of a tomato plant shown below. C3-$300 Which arrow represents where the primaryrelease of oxygen occurs?A. 1 B. 2C. 3 D. 4
Answer:C - 3 C3-$100
Life and Environmental - $400 The chart below provides information about six animals that live in the Amazon Rain Forest. C3-$400 Based on the chart, which two animals compete witheach other for food?A. Tapir and Bat B. Bat and SlothC. Toucan and Sloth D. Jaguar and Howler Monkey
Answer:C – Toucan and Sloth C3-$100
Life and Environmental - $500 Decomposers help give nutrients back to the environment. A food chain is shown below. C3-$500 Which organism is the decomposer in this food chain?A. DeerB. Tree LeavesC. BacteriaD. Wolf
Answer:C - Bacteria C3-$100
Scientific Thinking - $100 Karen sometimes leaves bread pieces on her bird feeder for the robins to eat. She is trying to determine which type of bread – rye, wheat, or white – that robins like. C4-$100 Karen places equal amounts of each break on the birdfeeder. What information would help determine which type of bread the robins like to eat?A. when the robins come to eatB. how many robins come to eatC. which type of bread is gone firstD. how long until all the bread is gone
Scientific Thinking - $200 Janis wants to compare the number of snails in two different areas of a park. What is the most appropriate for Janis to compare the number of snails in the two different areas of the park?A. List ways that people make it hard for snails to live.B. Use a table to show the number of snails in each area.C. Make a drawing showing different features of each area.D. Graph how often the two groups of snails eat the same kind of food. C3-200
Answer:B – Use a table to show the number of snails in each area. C3-$100
Scientific Thinking - $300 Cities have water purification programs to keepdrinking water free from bacteria and otherpollutants. How does this help people living inthese cities?A. It eliminates filters from factories.B. It produces large amounts of water.C. It helps people by cleaning the air they breathe.D. It helps people by making the water safer to use. C3-$300
Answer:D – It helps people by making the water safer to use. C3-$100
Scientific Thinking - $400 A pet food company tested a new flavor of dog food. Researchers placed two identical bowls on the floor. They put the same amounts of new dog food in one bowl and the dog’s usual food in the other. The researchers let the dog into the room and observed which food it ate first. They repeated the process many times with many dogs. Which scientific term BEST describes the usual food of each dog?A. Control B. HypothesisC. Procedure D. Variable C3-$400
Answer:A - Control C3-$100
Scientific Thinking - $500 Tom was planting a garden and a friend suggested he put worms in his garden. Jim wanted to do an experiment to find out what worms do for gardens. Tom put soil, food, and worms in a clear jar. He placed a shoebox with holes cut in it on its side and put the jar in it. The lid was kept on the shoebox, except when Jim was making an observation. C3-$500 If Tom does his experiment correctly, what will he do eachtime he takes the lid off the shoebox?A. Add more worms to the jarB. Write down what he sees in the jarC. Try to guess where the worms will beD. Plan what he will do next in the experiment
Science Words - $100 Any organism that feeds or obtains nutrients by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms is called a ___________? C4-$100
Answer:Decomposer C3-$100
Science Words - $200 __________ is the weathering away of Earth’s surface by the breakdown and transportation of rock and soil. C4-$200
Answer:Erosion C3-$100
Science Words - $300 Describe an inclined plane. C4-$300
Answer:A simple machine with a slanted surface that makes it easier to move a mass from a lower point to a higher point. C3-$100
Science Words - $400 _________ is the amount of matter an object contains. C4-$400