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MCAS JEOPARDY
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The softest mineral isa. talc.b. calcitec.
fluorited. quartz
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a. talc
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When white, fluffy clouds appear in
Massachusetts, the weather that day will mostly
likely be a. fair.b. stormy.c. foggy.d. rainy.
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a. fair
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Minerals are classified as _____, according to
how light passes through them.a. vitreous or
glassyb. admantine or sparklingc. transparent,
translucent or opaqued. greasy, dull or resinous
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c. transparent, translucent or opaque
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The Earth revolves around (orbits) the sun
oncea. approximately every 24 hours.b. a
month.c. a year.d. a millenium.
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c. a year
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What do we call sky pictures that are made of
stars?a. star picturesb. constellationsc. Big
Dippersd. movies
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b. constellations
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A galaxy is a. a new kind of car.b. a stream of
starsc. a group of stars together in spaced. a
group of comets
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c. a group of stars together in space
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What makes the gas in stars hot? a. fireb.
atomic energyc. an atom bombd. friction
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b. atomic energy
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What happens when a star becomes a black
dwarf?a. It gives off black light.b. It stops
shining.c. It is born.d. It is a medium-sized
yellow star.
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b. It stops shining.
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How far is the sun from the Earth?a. 93 miles
awayb. 93 million miles awayc. 9 million miles
awayd. 9 billion miles away
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b. 93 million miles away
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What happens when a star begins to run out of
gas? a. It becomes big and red.b. It becomes a
white dwarf.c. It becomes a black dwarf.d. It
is a medium-sized yellow star.
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a. It becomes big and red.
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An example of an instinct isa. laughing at
something funny.b. dogs doing tricks when
told.c. doing your homework at the same time
each day.d. salmon returning to their birthplace
to lay their eggs.
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d. salmon returning to their birthplace to lay
their eggs.
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The parts of plants that make seeds are the a.
roots.b. stems.c. flowers.d. leaves.
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c. flowers.
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Frogs eat grasshoppers. Grasshoppers eat grass.
Which organism in the food chain is a producer?
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Grass
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Green plants use ____ to reproduce their own
food. a. nitrogenb. oxygenc. waterd. sunlight
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d. sunlight
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Fungi is a a. consumerb. decomposer.c.
carnivore.d. omnivore.
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b. decomposer.
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Charlene made a circuit with a switch. She made
the posts for the switch out of copper. Which
could she use to connect the posts so the bulb
will light? a. an elastic bandb. a twigc. a
naild. a straw
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c. a nail
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If you wanted to build an icehouse today, which
would be the BEST material to use as an
insulator?a. wet leavesb. plastic foamc.
plastic wrapd. rock salt
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b. plastic foam
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Why is it better to wear a white T-shirt than a
dark T-shirt in the summer?
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Light-colored clothes reflect more sunlight than
dark-colored clothes.
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If a string on a guitar is plucked, it will make
a sound. A sound is produced because it is ____.
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vibrating
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On a typical xylophone, what determines the pitch
(high and low sounds) of each bar?
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Length/thickness of the bars
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If your hands are cold, you can warm them by
rubbing them together. The heat energy that you
produce is caused bya. insulationb.
magnetismc. frictiond. conduction
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c. friction
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Monique is taking a train to Boston. Her train is
stopped at the station. She is facing the
direction the train will be moving. All she can
see from her window is the train next to her.
That train is also going to Boston and leaves
first. As the other train leaves, it seems to
Monique as ifa. she is moving forwardb. she is
moving backwardc. the other train is moving
backwardd. the train station is moving
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b. she is moving backward
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Which of the following is an example of a
chemical change?a. a piece of wood being used to
make toothpicksb. a plant using water and carbon
dioxide to make foodc. a pond freezing in the
winterd. a field of long grass being mowed
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b. a plant using water and carbon dioxide to make
food
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Identical poles of two magnets ____ each other
while opposite poles of two magnets ____ each
other.a. attract/attractb. attract/repelc.
repel/attractd. attract/ignore
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c. repel/attract
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How can water be changed from one state to
another?
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By changing its temperature
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What environmental problem was directly caused by
the invention of the automobile?a. storage of
nuclear wasteb. increase in air pollutionc.
increased use of pesticidesd. flooding in the
Midwest
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b. increase in air pollution
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Which of the following technologies was developed
most recently?a. lightning rodb. telegraphc.
telephoned. computer
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d. computer
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Which of the following is an unlimited energy
source? a. a computer diskb. fossil fuelsc.
biomassd. solar and gravitation energy
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d. solar and gravitation energy
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A group idea-gathering technique based on the
concept that a large quantity of ideas will help
solve a problem is called ____.
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brainstorming
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Tropical rain forests are being cut down to
provide land for agriculture. A probable global
consequence of this destruction isa. an increase
in the amount of ozone in the atmosphere.b. a
decrease in the amount of ultraviolet light
reaching Earths surface.c. an increase in the
amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.d. a
decrease in the amount of silt found in Earths
rivers.
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c. an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere.
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About how often does a full moon occur?
About how often does a full moon occur?
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About once a month.
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Wai Chin Ng J. Quincy School 2005