Jeopardy Semi-Finals Game #3

Earth science

200

This is the outermost layer of the Earth

What is the Crust

400

This layer of the earth, under the crust, is consisted of molten rock

What is the mantle

600

The Earth's Core mainly consists of this metal

What is Iron

800

Alfred Wegner developed this famous theory developed in the 1950s-1960s 

What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics

1000

Earth is located in this region of Solar space

What is the "Goldilocks Zone"

Communication

200

This company is famous for it's I-Phone series of smartphones

What is Apple

400

This Man is credited for the creation of the Telephone

Who is Alexander Graham Bell

600

This Inventor is credited for the creation of Morse Code and the Telegraph

Who is Samuel (F. B.) Morse

800

This Quadrupedal animal was first used by the Persians for Communication since ~5th century

What are horses

1000

These two satellites contain Gold-plated telegraph discs with information about the earth

What are the Voyager I and II space probes

Seas & Oceans

200

This is the largest body of water in the world 

What is the Pacific Ocean

400

This body of water is located on the east coast of Conneticut

What is the Atlantic Ocean

600

This Sea, east of the Balkans, is known for it's importance as a trade route

What is the Black Sea

800

This body of water is the smallest ocean in the world and is located northeast of Greenland

What is the Arctic Ocean

1000

This sea, west of Saudi Arabia, Connects the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean via the Suez Canal

What is the red sea

Stone Structures

200

This mountain, located in Nepal, is the tallest mountain in the world

What is Mt.Everest

400

This South American mountain range is mainly located in Chile

What is the Andes mountain range

600

This mountain, located in the Andes of Argentina, is the second highest in the Southern and Western Hemispheres

What is Mt. Aconcagua

800

This mountain range, located in Asia, was a major part of China's defensive strategy during The Qin dynasty

What is the Himalayan Mountain Range

1000

This active volcano, located in Washington state, lost more than 1,000 ft of height in its 1980 eruption

What is Mt. St. Helens

Industrial Power

200

This fossil fuel is made from dead plant matter and was one of the most popular sources in 2024-2025

What is coal

400

Natural gas is primarily composed of this gas

What is methane

600

This experimental power source fuels the sun and is trying to be harnessed into terrestrial generators

What is fusion

800

This man-made metal, used in the Fat Man bomb, is a by-product from Uranium use in power plants

What is plutonium

1000

This modern energy source splits the nucleus of atoms to create power

What is Nuclear fission