Hydrogen Hydrogen Oxygen
Let's "C" What You Know
Cha-Cha-Changes
What's the Matter? EVERYTHING!
Potpourri (You Know, Random Stuff)
100

This is the step of the water cycle when water evaporates from plants

Transpiration

100

This is the word for "burning" fossil fuels

Combustion

100

A cloud forms during this phase change (which has the same name as the water cycle step)

Condensation

100

Name the three particles that make up an atom, their charges, AND how much each weighs

Protons, + charge, 1 AMU Neutrons, 0 charge, 1 AMU Electrons, - charge, almost nothing

100

Did you know?  Mr. Conant: A)  Played college football as a wide receiver,  B)  Had a relative in the 1600's that persecuted witches in Salem, MA,  C)  Sets off the metal detector at the airport because he has screws in his hand to fix an old broken bone,  D)  Secretly loves science more than social studies

B)  Had a relative in the 1600's that persecuted witches in Salem, MA

200
Name two steps in the water cycle where a phase change might occur
Evaporation Condensation Transpiration Precipitation (sometimes)
200

Name the four "spheres" and briefly describe what each refers to.

Hydrosphere - Water
Atmosphere - Gases
Geosphere - Solid Earth
Biosphere - Living Things

200

Describe what happens to the arrangement of molecules when a liquid boils.

They move very far apart

200

How many nitrogen atoms are in the chemical formula: 12 Ca(NbO3)2

Zero (Nb is niobium)

200

Did you know? Mrs. Dowding A) is a part-owner of the Green Bay Packers, B) has the first 53 digits of the number Pi memorized, C) runs a bed and breakfast in northern Maine during the summer, D) likes to paint

A) is a part-owner of the Green Bay Packers

300
This is the step that delivers water back to the surface of the Earth
Precipitation
300

Describe one way that carbon moves from the geosphere to the atmosphere

Combustion
Volcanoes

300

Which of the following will take the shape of its container?

Solids
Liquids
Gases
Solids AND Liquids
Solids AND Gases
Liquids AND Gases

Nitrogen-Fixing AND Decomposing

300
Explain the difference between an element and a compound
An element only has one TYPE of atom. A compound has two or more TYPES of atom.
300

Did you know?  This teacher ran a 2:11 half mile in high school A) Miss Malloy B) Mrs. Dowding C) Mr. Conant D) Mr. Rollins

No big deal, but it's me (D)

400
Give an example of water as a liquid in the water cycle (please do not just say "water")
Rain, ocean, river, etc (many answers)
400

When a tree on Earth's surface decomposes, it leaves the biosphere and moves to the ____________?

Atmosphere

400

Describe how the following four properties of molecules change when a gas turns into a liquid: arrangement, energy, speed, attraction

Arrangement - move closer together
Energy - loses energy
Speed - slows down
Attraction - more attracted

400

During a condensation phase change, how does the amount of energy that the molecules have change?

There is less energy (gas to liquid)

400

Did you know?  This teacher pierced his/her eyebrow for about 2.5 weeks before regretting it  A) Mr. Conant, B) Miss Malloy, C) Mrs. Dowding, D) Mr. Rollins

B) Miss Malloy

500
Are clouds a solid, liquid or a gas?
Liquid
500

Name FIVE ways that carbon can be ADDED to the atmosphere

Cellular Respiration Decomposition Combustion Volcanoes Released from the Ocean

500

Name the four steps of the water cycle in which there is a phase change (at least sometimes...).

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation (sometimes), and transpiration

500
How many neutrons does Zinc (Zn) have?
35
500

I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 54. The teams that guesses closest wins these points.

14

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