JEOPARDY JEOPARDY Mrs. Keller Chapter 6 6 th Grade Science
Jan 02, 2016
THE THE RULESRULES 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.
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Temperature & Earth’s
Rotation
Ocean Currents
Jeopardy
End of Round
Water Energy, Motion, Gyres, & Oceans
Wind & Weather
$600$600 If Earth rotated more slowly,
Earth’s temperature would be _____ in daytime and ______ at night.
What is warmer and colder?
$1000$1000If the amount of greenhouse
gases in Earth’s atmosphere increase, Earth will lose ____ heat energy and ____ in average temperature.
What is less and increase?
$400$400 When water expands at the
equator, surface ocean currents are formed that move the water toward ________________.
What is the north and south poles?
$400$400 This is the area in which it is most likely to be cloudy.
What is an area of low pressure?
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$800$800 Convection cells cause the
weather patterns in the U.S. to move from _____ to _____.
What is from west to east?
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$1000$1000 The type of small convection current that is used by hawks and sailplane pilots.
What is thermal?
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$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?
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$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?
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$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?
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$600$600 This causes a gyre to curve as it flows away from the equator.
What is the rotation of Earth?
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$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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