Jeopardy Earth Game

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3. This desert is Earth’s largest.
What is the Sahara Desert?

4. Of Earth’s oceans,
this one is the largest.
What is the Pacific Ocean?

5. Mars, the “red planet,”
has this many moons.
What is two?

6. In a volcano, gas and
lava separate to
produce this rock.
What is pumice?

7. This is the world’s
largest island.
What is Greenland?

8. This mountain is the
highest place on Earth.
What is Mt. Everest?

9. This river is the
longest river on Earth.
What is the Nile River (in Africa)?

10. Valles Marineris is this
type of geographic feature.
What is a canyon?

11. Of Mercury and Jupiter,
the planet that is not rocky.
What is Jupiter?

12. Scientists compare the true
shape of Earth to this fruit.
What is a pumpkin?

13. The hottest day ever (136° F.)
happened in this country.
Where is Libya?

14. The deepest ocean point
can be found in this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?

15. If you’re 10 years old on Earth,
you’re this age on Mars.
What is five years? (A year on Mars is
nearly twice as long as a year on Earth.)

16. This country is the world’s
largest producer of gold.
What is South Africa?

17. Of oxygen or nitrogen,
this one makes up
more of our air.
What is nitrogen?

18. The driest place on Earth,
Arica, is in this country.
Where is Chile?

19. On average, Earth’s people
use this much water each day.
What is 400 billion gallons?
(Accept answers that are close.)

20. Mars’ largest volcano is
the size of this U.S. state.
What is Arizona?

21. What is talc?
This mineral is the softest of
all Earth’s minerals.

22. What is the Antarctic Ice Sheet?
The melting of this is causing
Earth’s oceans to rise.

23. Earth’s lowest dry land is
between these two countries.
What are Israel and Jordan?

24. This percentage of Earth’s
water is found in its oceans.
What is 97 percent?

25. You weigh 100 pounds on Earth,
or this much on Mars.
What is 38 pounds?

26. This is the most common
mineral in Earth’s crust.
What is feldspar?

27. Earth’s solid skin is about
this many miles thick.
What is 41 miles?