Scientific Jeopardy

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

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

3. Recorded observations or Information are called… Data 200

4. List 2 things wrong with this picture for lab safety. Why? No glasses, flip flops, beaker knocked over, broken glass, spewing chemicals 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? False 400

6. Name two safety procedures you believe one should follow in the lab. Always wear goggles, always pull long hair back, clean up messes, don’t smell or taste chemicals 500

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

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

9. Name the 4 layers of the atmosphere in order… Thermosphere Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere 300 DAILY DOUBLE!!!

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? True 400

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

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

13. An explanation of fact that predicts future events is called a… Theory 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? Quantitative 300

15. Give a qualitative observation for this calendar… This Calendar is for January The Calendar is white 400

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

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

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

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

20. Label all 4 layers of the earth Crust 1. Picture of 2. . Mantle 3. Outer Core 4. Inner Core 400

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

22. Rocks formed from volcanoes are called… Igneous 100

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

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

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

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

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

28. Glacier streaks that match up on different continents is one piece of evidence to support continental drift. True or false? True 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? Support it 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? False – There was only one 400

31. Explain the continental drift theory in two points... 1. At one time there was only one big continent 2. They broke apart and moved to form today’s continents 500