A fun way to review science topics at the end of 5th grade before the STAAR test: This jeopardy covers: Nature of science, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy

1. Review

2. Nature of
Science
Chemistry Physics Geology Astronomy
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3. $100
• Farmer Jones has a problem. His soil in his
North field keeps washing away when it
rains. He thinks it might be because of the
way he plowed his rows up and down the
hillside. What would be the next step if he
wants to see if his hypothesis is correct?

4. Correct!
• Run an experiment
so he can gather
data---$100

5. $200
• Mrs. Frizzle wanted to grown roses to sell.
She wants to know which brand of fertilizer
is best for roses. She gets 4 different types
of roses and 4 different types of fertilizer
and gives each rose bush a different
fertilizer and watches how well they grow.
What did she do wrong?

6. Correct!
• She changed 2 different variables at the
same time. She should have tried the 4
different fertilizers on one type of rose
bush.--$200

7. $300
• If 1 cm = 2 feet, how
tall is this tree?

8. Correct!
• 18 feet tall--$300

9. $400
• How long does it take to change from low tide to
high tide?
50 hours
About 6 ¼ hours
12 hours and 25 min.
24 hours

10. Correct!
• About 6 ¼ hours--$400

11. $500
• Which model most correctly shows the relationship
between the sun, moon, Earth, Mercury, and Venus?

12. Correct!
• Choice B --- $500

13. $100
• What takes up space and has mass?

14. Correct!
• Matter--$100

15. $200
• Here is a look at the
particles of one kind
of matter. In which
picture is the matter
the hottest?

16. Correct!
• Choice D--$200

17. $300
• Which picture best
represents a solution?

18. Correct!
• Choice A--$300

19. $400
• How is a solution made?

20. Correct!
• A solution is made by
dissolving one
substance inside
another.--$400

21. $500
• How can a mixture of salt water and sand
be separated into salt, water, and sand?

22. Correct!
• Filter out the sand
• Evaporate and
condense the
water--$500

23. $100
• What is the opposite of matter?

24. Correct!
• Energy--$100

25. $200
• Why do my hands get warm when I rub
them together?

26. Correct!
• Friction causes heat.--$200

27. $300
• I am riding in the car without my seat belt.
A deer runs into the road and the driver
slams on the breaks. What will my body
do?

28. Correct!
• Fly forward
(perhaps into the
dashboard or
through the
window!)--$300

29. $400
• Why does your body keep moving when the
car comes to a sudden stop?

30. Correct!
• My body has inertia.--$400

31. $500
• What would happen if
person B let go of the
rope?
A B

32. Correct!
• Person A would fall backwards.--$500

33. $100
• What is the name for the water layer of
Earth?

34. Correct!
• Hydrosphere--$100

35. $200
• Which Earth layer is broken into 7 major
and many minor plates?

36. Correct!
• Lithosphere--$200

37. $300
• Which heats up faster? Land or water

38. Correct!
• land--$300

39. $400
• What do we call tiny bits of weathered
rock?

40. Correct!
• Sediment--$400

41. $500
• Any kind of rock can be turned into ______
rock by intense heat and pressure.

42. Correct!
• Metamorphic--$500

43. $100
• Name the major planets in order from the
sun.

44. Correct!
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• --$100

45. $200
• In which direction does the sun rise and set
every day?

46. Correct!
• Sun rises in the
East
• Sun sets in the
West
• --$200

47. $300
• What force keeps all planets in their orbits?

48. Correct!
• Gravity--$300

49. $400
• What causes the seasons?

50. Correct!
• Earth’s tilt on its axis --- $400

51. $500
• Explain the difference between rotation and
revolution.

52. Correct!
• Rotation – spin around the axis
• Revolution – orbit a larger body
• --$500