General Winter Trivia
Term 1
Snowflake Math
Term 2
Science Jobs
100
Many people celebrate the New Year on this date in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is January 1st?
100
This is the name scientists give to the timeline of Earth’s history.
What is the geological time scale?
100
Snowflakes are based on this geometric shape.
What is a hexagon?
100
Temperature and sunlight in winter are examples of this.
What are abiotic factors?
100
This scientist studies rocks and Earth’s history, including ice ages.
What is a geologist?
200
This astronomical event marks the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the Winter Solstice?
200
Dinosaurs lived during this era, which was much warmer than today
What is the Mesozoic Era?
200
Most snowflakes have this number of sides.
What is six?
200
All of the living and non-living things in an area make up an ________.
What is an ecosystem?
200
This scientist studies chemicals and reactions.
What is a chemist?
300
The Northern Lights are often visible in winter in these regions.
What are polar or Arctic regions?
300
Seeing snow falling from the sky is an example of this.
What is an observation?
300
Snowflakes form when water changes from this state of matter to a solid.
What is a gas (water vapor)?
300
This winter ecosystem has permafrost and very few trees.
What is the tundra?
300
This scientist studies plants and animals in ecosystems.
What is an ecologist?
400
In the Southern Hemisphere, December is actually this season.
What is summer?
400
Which uses prior knowledge: observations or inferences?
What are inferences?
400
If one arm of a snowflake has 4 branches, how many branches would all 6 arms have in total?
What is 24 branches?
400
This is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem, including what it eats and how it survives.
What is a niche?
400
This scientist studies fossils, even frozen ones.
What is a paleontologist?
500
This winter festival in Quebec, Canada, features ice sculptures and snow activities.
What is Winter Carnival (Carnaval de Québec)?
500
You must wager at least five points.
Your maximum wager is your total points, or the highest point value on the board currently available (whichever is greater).
You can wager points, even if you don't have any, you just may go in the negatives if you respond to the question incorrectly.
500
This affects the final shape of a snowflake as it falls through a cloud.
What is temperature or humidity?
500
Removing one species from an ecosystem can affect all others because ecosystems are ________.
What is interconnected?
500
This scientist studies snow, ice, and weather patterns.
What is a meteorologist?