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Scientific Jeopardy

Scientific Jeopardy. Compliments of the James Madison Center, JMU. A reasonable scientific guess is called a(n)…. 100. Recorded observations or Information are called…. 200. List 2 things wrong with this picture for lab safety. Why?. 300.

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Scientific Jeopardy

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  1. Scientific Jeopardy Compliments of the James Madison Center, JMU

  2. A reasonable scientific guess is called a(n)… 100

  3. Recorded observations or Information are called… 200

  4. List 2 things wrong with this picture for lab safety. Why? 300

  5. The 6 steps in the scientific method are as follows… 1st – State the problem 2nd – form a hypothesis 3rd - Observation/research 4th – conduct an experiment 5th – come to a conclusion 6th – collect data True or false? 400

  6. Name two safety procedures you believe one should follow in the lab. 500

  7. The layer of the atmosphere that contains the weather is called the… 100

  8. The ozone layer and the jet stream are found in the … 200

  9. DAILY DOUBLE!!! Name the 4 layers of the atmosphere in order… 300

  10. The layers of the atmosphere go in this order…(from farthest away to closest to earth) 1. Thermosphere 2. Mesosphere 3. Stratosphere 4. Troposphere 5. Earth True or false? 400

  11. What layer of the atmosphere begins at around 80km from the earth? 500

  12. A general description is what kind of observation? Qualitative or Quantitative? 100

  13. An explanation of fact that predicts future events is called a… 200

  14. Ex. – looking at the calendar, I see that there are 31 days in the Month of October… Is this example a quantitative or qualitative observation? 300

  15. Give a qualitative observation for this calendar… 400

  16. When comparing a scientific law, a theory and a hypothesis, which is a more concrete concept? 500

  17. The layer of the earth that we live on is called the… 100

  18. The outer core is the inner most layer of the earth. True or False? 200

  19. If a hard boiled egg represented the layers of the earth, the yolk would be like which layer? 300

  20. Label all 4 layers of the earth 1. Picture of 2. . 3. 4. 400

  21. The core of the earth is made up mainly of what two metals? Liquid form Solid form 500

  22. Rocks formed from volcanoes are called… 100

  23. Limestone is considered which type of rock? - Igneous? - Sedimentary? - Metamorphic? 200

  24. DAILY DOUBLE!!! Fossils are most likely to be found in what type of rocks? 300

  25. Name the three rock types these rocks Fall under… Obsidian Limestone Gneiss 400

  26. This is a picture of a limestone _______? 500

  27. The name given to the earth when it was one big continent… 100

  28. Glacier streaks that match up on different continents is one piece of evidence to support continental drift. True or false? 200

  29. Rocks of the same age and type were found on continents an ocean apart from each other. Is this an applicable piece of evidence to support or deny the continental drift theory? 300

  30. The continental drift theory is as follows… At one time there were two giant continents. Over time they broke apart and moved to form today’s continents. True or false? 400

  31. Explain the continental drift theory in two points... 500

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