Interactions and Ecosystems
Planet Earth
Heat and Temperature
Structures and Forces
Plants for Food and Fibre
Random
Final Jeopardy
100
List an example of an ecosystem and 3 things that may live there.
Answers will vary.
100
What are the layers of the Earth in the correct order?
Inner core - outer core - mantle - crust
100
Why might an electric stove be preferred over a wood stove?
instant, control of heat, no need to keep fuel.
100
What makes an igloo strong?
The forces on the igloo are distributed equally in all directions.
100
What is the word for when different plants change over time to adapt to different environments?
Adaptation.
100
Igneous rocks are the result of cooling _____.
Magma.
100
What type of support structure is shown here?
A girder.
200
Wood has been a common building material for a number of centuries but recently, the demand for wood furniture has been growing significantly. The forestry industries have been harvesting as much wood as possible, often cutting down all trees in a given area.The clearing of all trees in a given area is referred to as ___________________.
Deforestation.
200
The most common processes that cause changes to the Earth's surface are______ and _______.
Erosion and Weathering.
200
What is the point in which a liquid changes to a gas?
Boiling point.
200
The weight of the equipment on a school bus (including all the parts) is called the ___________.
Static load.
200
What would be a reason that pharmaceutical companies may be interested in rainforests?
Chemicals used in medicines are often derived from plants.
200
What does this image represent?
The water cycle.
300
What do animals give off as a result of cellular respiration?
Carbon Dioxide.
300
When one tectonic plate collides with another, what is likely to form along the edge?
A Mountain.
300
During the summer, your parents pour a brand new cement driveway. In the spring, you notice several large cracks in the cement. What is the cause of the cracks?
As the cement cooled in the winter, it contracted, causing stress fractures to occur.
300
If you are on a field trip to Fort Vermilion and have to cross the peace River bridge, what type of load is on the bridge as you cross it?
Dynamic load.
300
What method of growing plants does this image represent?
Hydroponics.
300
What level consumer is the Dragonfly?
Secondary consumer.
400
Describe the difference between a food web and a food chain. 
A food web contains all possible paths of energy while a food chain does not.
400
Because many sea life fossils have been found on mountain tops in Alberta, what can we hypothesize about their origin?
They used to be under water.
400
You have purchased metal roasting sticks for the campfire. You are planning to put a handle on it so that your hand doesn’t get hot. What material would you choose to make the best handle based on its properties?
Wood - doesn't conduct heat.
400
What type of bridge is this?
Suspension.
400
Yield means ______________?
The amount of useful plant part produced per plant
400
After the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, sunflowers were planted to absorb the toxins.This use of plants is called _______________.
Bioremediation.
500
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
What could likely happen in this food web if the frog is removed?
The water beetle population would lose a predator and their population may increase.
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The "Ring of Fire" is located around the edge of the ___________.
Pacific Ocean
500
What unit of measurement is commonly used in Canada for temperature?
Celcius.
500
If I join two pieces of wood together, what type of joint is it?
Bonding.
500
Sustainable crop management means_____________?
The growing of crops in an area can go on forever.
500
If hanging a heavy picture on the wall, what is the best type of fastener?
Screws.
600
A great deal of the carbon available for the carbon cycle is stored where?
In the earth. as coal, oil, and gas.
600
What is the oldest layer of rock that lies under Canada?
the Precambrian Shield.
600
List two places where unwanted heat transfer occurs in a house?
Windows, Doors, Walls etc...
600
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A bicycle helmet is what kind of structure?
A shell structure.
600
The process of water travelling from the roots to the leaves through tiny tube in the roots and stem is:________?
Capillary Action.
600
A pot of water sitting on a stove represents the process of __________.
Conduction.