PSSA%20Jeopardy

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PSSA Jeopardy
Process
chemistry
biology
physics
Earth/space
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Biology 100
A-1

• A trait in genetics that masks or covers up
  another.

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dominant
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Biology 200
A-2

• An organism that makes its own food

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Producer or autotrophic
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Biology 300
A-3

• Which does NOT apply to streams?
• Flood plain
• Oxbow lake
• Meander
• striations

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striations
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biology 400
A-4

• A bird with a long, pointy beak might eat
• A. insects off the ground
• B. nectar from tube shaped flowers
• C. fish in the ocean
• D. amphibians out of a pond

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Nectar from a tube shaped flower
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biology 500
A-5

• How does energy move in the energy pyramid?

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2
1
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Energy decreases as it moves form level 1 to
level 3
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physics 100
B-1

• What kind of surface would have the least amount
  of friction?
• Smooth
• Rough

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smooth
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physics 200
B-2

• At what point does an object have the greatest
  kinetic energy?

a
b
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b
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Physics 300
B-3

• At what point does an object have the greatest
  potential energy?

a
B
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a
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physics 400
B-4

• Which is MOST dense?

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Bottom layer
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physics 500
B-5

• This shows
• Absorption of light
• Reflection of light
• Refraction of light
• Emitting of light

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refraction
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chemistry 100
C-1

• Which phase of matter has a definite shape?

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solid
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chemistry 200
C-2

• Why is heating a metal cube NOT a chemical change?

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The chemical properties of the cube did not
change
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chemistry 300
C-3

• In which phase of matter are the molecules moving
  the most rapidly?

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gas
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chemistry 400
C-4

• Which represents the correct chemical equation
  for photosynthesis?
• 6CO2 6H2O C6H12O6 6O2
• 6CO2 6H2O C6H12O6 6O2
• CO 12 H20 H2O air

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6CO2 6H2O C6H12O6 6O2
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Chemistry 500
C-5

• What is the solubility of CO2 in water at 40
  degrees C?

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1gm gas per kg water
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Earth and space100
D-1

• What causes a constellation to appear in
  different parts of the sky in different months of
  the year?

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Earths revolution around the sun
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Earth and space 200
D-2

• Which of the following storms is LEAST impacted
  by the Coriolis effect?
• Rainstorm
• Hurricane
• Tonado
• typhoon

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rainstorm
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Earth and space 300
D-3

• What type of rock is formed from another rock by
  heat and pressure

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metamorphic
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Earth and space 400
D-4

• The clouds that surround Venus are so thick that
  the planet actually absorbs less sunlight than
  Earth. Nevertheless, Venus has a surface
  temperature of more ththan 400 degress C. Why?

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Both thick clouds and the carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere prevent heat from escaping
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Earth and space 500
D-5

• Where would you most likely find the prevailing
  southwesterlies?
• 0 north latitude
• 20 north latitude
• 40 north latitude
• 70 north latitude

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Earth and space

• 40 north latitude

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Process 100
E-1

• What would you use to find the volume of a few
  small marbles?

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Graduated cylinder and water
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process 200
E-2

• The steps of the scientific method

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process
Observe Question Hypothesis Experiment Conclusions
Share
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process 300
E-3

• How many variables does a controlled experiment
  have?

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one
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process 400
E-4

• The variable that you change is the variable

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independent
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process 500
E-5

• The variable that gets changed by the experiment
  is the variable.

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Dependent variable