Semester 2 Jeopardy Review

1. Semester 2Jeopardy Review 7th Grade Science MCMS 2014

2. Round 1 Round 2

3. Catchin’ Some Waves– 10 points • Visible light, ultraviolet light, and gamma rays are examples of this type of radiation/energy. • Electromagnetic Next Question

4. Catchin’ Some Waves– 20 points • The girl’s sweatshirt is blue because it _________ the blue wavelength of light. • reflects Next Question

5. Catchin’ Some Waves– 30 points • The loudness of a sound is measured in units called _________. • decibels Next Question

6. Catchin’ Some Waves– 40 points • The electromagnetic rays with the lowest frequencies also have the _______ wavelengths. • longest Next Question

7. Catchin’ Some Waves– 50 points • 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) Next Question

8. Layer Up– 10 points • The layer of earth that would experience the greatest amount of pressure. • Inner core Next Question

9. Layer Up– 20 points • The theory that states that earth’s plates move slowly and constantly. • The Theory of Plate Tectonics Next Question

10. Layer Up– 30 points • These types of waves can be analyzed to gain indirect evidence about earth’s layers. • Seismic waves Next Question

11. Layer Up– 40 points • Movements in earth’s liquid outer core are believed to cause this. • Earth’s magnetic field Next Question

12. Layer Up– 50 points • Convection currents (and therefore plate movement) would stop IF this occurred. • Heat source was removed (the earth’s core cooled off) Next Question

13. Rockin’ it Out– 10 points • This type of rock forms under great pressure, deep underground. • Metamorphic Next Question

14. Rockin’ it Out– 20 points • This type of igneous rock forms when lava that erupts onto earth’s surface cools. • Extrusive igneous rock Next Question

15. Rockin’ it Out– 30 points • This type of igneous rock forms when magma cools below earth’s surface. • Intrusive igneous rock Next Question

16. Rockin’ it Out– 40 points • Seismic waves carry energy through rock in all directions away from this point. • The focus of the earthquake Next Question

17. Rockin’ it Out– 50 points • Igneous rock is most likely to be fine-grained or no-grained if it cooled here. • On earth’s surface (extrusively) Next Question

18. Movin’ & Groovin’– 10 points • Wegener used these as evidence that Antarctica’s climate was once much warmer than today. • Fossils of plants Next Question

19. Movin’ & Groovin’– 20 points • When two plates spread apart below the ocean floor, this feature develops. • Mid-ocean ridge Next Question

20. Movin’ & Groovin’– 30 points • When an oceanic plate converges with another plate and subducts below it, this feature develops. • Deep-ocean trench Next Question

21. Movin’ & Groovin’– 40 points • This type of boundary is found at a mid-ocean ridge. • Divergent Next Question

22. Movin’ & Groovin’– 50 points • This type of fault forms when two plates slide past each other horizontally. • Strike-slip fault Next Question

23. Playin’ in the Dirt– 10 points • What process could carry away the soil of a freshly plowed field that sits on a hill? • erosion Next Question

24. Playin’ in the Dirt– 20 points • A mountain range that has experienced a lot of erosion will appear this way. • More rounded, less jagged Next Question

25. Playin’ in the Dirt– 30 points • Frost wedging is an example of this type of weathering. • Mechanical Next Question

26. Playin’ in the Dirt– 40 points • What is missing from the following list of soil “ingredients”? Rock, nutrients, air, water, and… • Decayed living things (organic material) Next Question

27. Playin’ in the Dirt– 50 points • 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) Next Question

28. Round 2 Final Jeopardy

29. Old… Really Old– 20 points • Preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past are called • fossils Next Question

30. Old… Really Old– 40 points • 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. Next Question

31. Old… Really Old– 60 points • Name the geologic “rule” that states that older rock layers are found below younger rock layers in earth’s crust. • Law of Superposition Next Question

32. Old… Really Old– 80 points • The record scientists use to summarize the life forms and geologic events of Earth’s history is called the • Geologic Time Scale Next Question

33. Old… Really Old– 100 points • 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) Next Question

34. Cells, Cells– 20 points • The basic unit of structure & function that is classified as a living thing is known as this. • cell Next Question

35. Cells, Cells– 40 points • The theory that states that all living things are made of cells. • The Cell Theory Next Question

36. Cells, Cells– 60 points • When a one-celled organism divides in two, it has done this. • Reproduced Next Question

37. Cells, Cells– 80 points • The stage of the cell cycle that makes up most of a cell’s life is this. • Interphase Next Question

38. Cells, Cells– 100 points • The stage of mitosis during which cytokinesis happens. • Telophase Next Question

39. And More Cells– 20 points • These types of cells contain a cell wall and chloroplasts. • Plant Cells Next Question

40. And More Cells– 40 points • The shape of a cell is often a clue about its _________. • Function/job Next Question

41. And More Cells– 60 points • Our cells get nutrients such as lipids, carbohydrates, & proteins from this. • The food we eat Next Question

42. And More Cells– 80 points • Chromosomes get copied during this stage of the cell cycle. • Interphase Next Question

43. And More Cells– 100 points • After 12 divisions, one cell could become this many cells. • 4,096 Next Question

44. Body Shop – 20 points • This system transports oxygen, blood, and some wastes throughout the body. • Circulatory Next Question

45. Body Shop– 40 points • Both the nervous system and this system help control reactions in the body. • Endocrine Next Question

46. Body Shop– 60 points • The body system in which the kidneys are found. • Excretory Next Question

47. Body Shop– 80 points • The body system in which the thyroid is found. • Endocrine Next Question

48. Body Shop– 100 points • Name one major organ from 5 different body systems. • Long list, will vary (see pages 562-563) Next Question

49. How Good is Your Memory?– 20 points • The area(s) inside earth where convection currents are thought to occur. • Mantle & Outer Core Next Question

50. How Good is Your Memory?– 40 points • When a hotter/less dense material rises and the cooler/more dense material around it sinks, this can occur. • Convection current Next Question