1. MCAS JEOPARDY Click PgDn to Start Created by Mr. Ng Josiah Quincy Elementary School PLEASE DO NOT COPY.

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3. An orbit isa. the sun’s path around a planet.b. a planet’s path around the moon.c. a planet’s path around the sun. d. the sun’s path around the moon. ANSWER

4. c. a planet’s path around the sun

5. A volcano is an opening, or vent, in the Earth which pours out ______ from deep inside the Earth.a. waterb. steamc. hot rockd. ice ANSWER

6. c. hot rock

7. A volcano is called ____ volcano when it is erupting.a. an activeb. an extinctc. a controlledd. a dormant ANSWER

8. a. an active

9. A volcano that has not erupted for thousands of years is called _____ or finished.a. activeb. extinctc. controlledd. dormant ANSWER

10. b. extinct

11. A cinder cone volcano is made up of a. cinders and shields.b. cinders and cones.c. cinders and ash.d. lava and ice cream. ANSWER

12. c. cinders and ash.

13. Most volcanoes are in the a. Mediterranean Sea.b. United States.c. Atlantic Ocean.d. Ring of Fire surrounding the Pacific Ocean. ANSWER

14. d. Ring of Fire surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

15. Underwater volcanoes can cause ____ and over time can become ____.a. earthquakes/tsunamisb. islands/tsunamisc. tsunamis/islandsd. tsunamis/rings of fire ANSWER

16. c. tsunamis/islands

17. Most earthquakes occura. on land.b. beneath the ocean’s surface.c. in rivers.d. on mountains. ANSWER

18. b. beneath the ocean’s surface.

19. What explains how day and night occur in different parts of Earth? a. Earth rotates on its axis.b. Earth revolves around the sun.c. The sun rotates on its axis.d. The sun revolves around the galaxy. ANSWER

20. a. Earth rotates on its axis.

21. Which statement is most likely true about the formation of granite?a. Granite results when molten magma is cooled.b. Granite is formed from other rocks subjected to heat and pressure.c. Granite is formed underwater in inland lakes.d. Granite results from long periods of weathering and erosion. ANSWER

22. a. Granite results when molten magma is cooled.

23. Which of the following is not an inherited trait of humans? a. eye colorb. hair colorc. favorite foodd. height ANSWER

24. c. favorite food

25. Bison are grazing animals. They travel across a prairie, eating grass. If there were too many bison in an area, there would probably be a. fewer predators of bisonb. many other large grazing animals.c. tall shrubs and many treesd. less grass and more bare soil ANSWER

26. d. less grass and more bare soil

27. An earthworm was placed on top of a thick layer of moist topsoil in a pan. The pan was placed in a room with the lights on. How did the earthworm most likely respond to these conditions?a. by burrowing under the soilb. by crawling around in the panc. by staying where it was placedd. by trying to crawl out of the pan ANSWER

28. a. by burrowing under the soil

29. DAILY DOUBLEHow much do you want to wager?click PgDn to view question Name one object that will affect the direction that a compass needle points ANSWER

30. Any metallic or magnetized objects

31. Which of the following organisms have the greatest effect on an ecosystem because of the changes they make to their environment?a. bees building a hive in a hollow treeb. wasps building a nest in a leafy bushc. beavers building a dam across a streamd. fish digging a burrow on a river bottom ANSWER

32. c. beavers building a dam across a stream

33. When an electric fan is running, most of the incoming electrical energy changes into which kind of energy?a. heat energyb. light energyc. mechanical energyd. sound energy ANSWER

34. c. mechanical energy

35. If enough heat is taken away from a container of water, what will happen to the water?a. It will begin to boilb. It will become a solidc. It will turn into a gasd. It will increase in weight ANSWER

36. b. It will become a solid

37. Energy appears in many forms. What form of energy is lightning? ANSWER

38. Electrical energy

39. Freda always hangs her wet swimsuit outdoors after getting out of the swimming pool. Which of the following is least likely to affect the rate at which Freda’s swimsuit dries?a. the heat of the Sunb. the speed of the windc. the temperature of the water in the poold. the amount of water vapor in the air. ANSWER

40. c. the temperature of the water in the pool

41. Why is bicycle considered a complex machine? ANSWER

42. It is made up of more than one simple machine

43. A solar cell turns sunlight into another form of energy. A solar cell is most like what natural structure?a. an elephant’s earsb. a plant’s leavesc. a deer’s hoovesd. a tree’s roots ANSWER

44. b. a plant’s leaves

45. Jonas needs to split a log. He has a sledge hammer. What other tool should he also use to split the log?a. a leverb. a pulleyc. a wedged. a fulcrum ANSWER

46. c. a wedge

47. What is the main advantage of making a laptop computer light in weight?a. to make it easy to carryb. to keep it simple to buildc. to make the screen easy to readd. to provide storage for an electrical cord ANSWER

48. a. to make it easy to carry

49. In order to build a wooden table, which of the following is the best thing to do first?a. stain the woodb. measure the boardsc. saw the wood for the tabled. make a drawing of the table ANSWER

50. d. make a drawing of the table