Pythagorean Theorem, Waves, Scientific Method, Civil War - Half Day Jeopardy

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100

The lowest point of a transverse wave

trough

200

The measurement of a wave from the resting line to the crest.

Amplitude

300

Fill in the blanks: 

If the hypotenuse is the missing side, we ________ the values. 

If a leg is the missing side, we _______________ the values. 

Add, Subtract

400

 An educated guess or prediction of what you think the outcome will be

a hypothesis 

500

A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent variable is  

A)  the types of plants  

B) the amount of salt in the water

the amount of salt in the water

Science

100

unchanged, used as the comparison in an experiment

Control

200

statement that answers the question/ statement of your understanding of the results

Claim

300

Data, details, and facts that support your claim

Evidence

400

The information (evidence) gathered from observations and experimentation is called

Data

500

What are the steps of the scientific method?

1. Observation

2. Question

3. Research

4. Hypothesize

5. Experiment 

6. Analyze

7. Conclude

Find Hypotenuse

100

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 6 and 8.

10

200

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 5 and 12.

13

300

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 9 and 12.

15

400

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 8 and 15.

17

500

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing hypotenuse for the triangle whose legs are 12 and 16.

20

Leg

100

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with b=3 and c=5

a=4

200

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with b=5 and c=13

a=12

300

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with a=15 and c=17

b=8

400

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with b=12 and c=20

a=16

500

Use the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c² to find the missing SIDE for the triangle with b=12 and c=15

a = 9

Social Studies -Civil War

100

South Carolina became the first state to do this in Dec. 1860

secession

200

This document declared slaves in rebelling states were henceforward free

Emancipation Procomation 

300

Group of people opposed to slavery

abolitionists

400

What were 2 Northern advantages in the war.

 What are population, technology, industrialization, railroads?

500

This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war.

Gettysburg