Third Grade Science Jeopardy
Questions and Answers
100 Rain, snow, hail and sleet are all examples of this
part of the water cycle
(precipitation)
200 The origin of energy that drives the
water cycle
(the sun)
300 During evaporation, a puddle of water
becomes this
(water vapor)
400 When warm moist air meets cooler air, this part of
the water cycle takes place to form a cloud
(condensation)
500 A natural or manmade lake used for the
storage of water
(reservoir)
100 Soil provides this important
ingredient for plant growth
(support or nutrients)
200 This portion of soil is sticky when it
gets wet
(clay)
300 The top layer of soil
(topsoil)
400 Decayed twigs, leaves, or
animals make up this component of soil
(humus)
500 Very fine part of soil which
feels like a powder when it is dry
(silt)
100 Tides are caused by the pull of this on the earth's
oceans
(the moon)
200 When the moon appears to be a bright circle, it is in
this phase
(full moon)
300 Day and night are caused by this movement of the
earth
(rotation around the sun)
400 The earth takes one year to make one of these around
the sun
(revolution)
500 Seasons are caused by the earth's revolution around
the sun and by this
(the tilt of the earth)
100 A ramp is an example of this type of
simple machine
(inclined plane)
200 This makes raising a flag up a flagpole much easier
(pulley)
300 A screw is actually one of these wrapped around a
post
(inclined plane)
400 Two simple machines found in a pair of scissors
(lever, wedge, sometimes wheel and axle)
500 The center of a seesaw is this part of a lever
(fulcrum)
100 Hydrogen and oxygen are examples of this state of
matter
(gas)
200 Machines which help scientists see portions of items
which cannot be seen with the naked eye
(microscopes)
300 These physical properties of objects do not change
when the objects become smaller
(shape, color, etc)
400 The smallest part of any material
(atom)
500 These tiny particles made of combinations of atoms
make every object unique
(molecules)
100 Light and heat energy are provided for the earth by
this
(the sun)
200 Two examples of natural forms of energy
(sunlight, water, or wind)
300 The lights in your classroom use this type of energy
(electricity)
400 Types of energy which we can never use up are this
type of resource
(renewable)
500 Coal, oil and natural gas are examples of this type
of fuel
(fossil fuels)
200 Your finger is about as wide as one of these
(centimeter)
400 100 meters makes one of these
(kilometer)
600 A large bottle of soda might be measured by these
(liters)
800 The type of clothing you would probably wear when the temperature
is 30 degrees Celsius
(shorts, tee shirt, etc.)
1000 The mass of an object is measured using this unit of measurement
(gram)
200 Cactus and scorpions might live in this habitat
(desert)
400 Alligators probably live here
(swamp, marshlands)
600 These are being destroyed at an alarming rate each year
(rain forests)
800 Zebras and lions probably enjoy this type of environment
(grasslands)
1000 The type of habitat one might find in northern Canada and Russia
(tundra)
200 The major source of energy for all living things
(sun)
400 Anything which can make its own food
(producer)
600 An animal that hunts and eats other animals
(predator)
800 These help break down plants and animals into simpler matter
(decomposers)
1000 An animal that eats both plants and animals
(omnivore)
200 Ducks do this when they fly south each winter
(migrate)
400 Many animals appear to sleep when they do this each winter
(hibernate)
600 Animals that look like more dangerous animals use this behavior
(mimicry)
800 Behaviors that animals are born knowing how to do
(instinct)
1000 A dog which comes to you when you whistle demonstrates this type
of behavior
(learned behavior)
200 This natural disaster affected thousands of acres in Yellowstone
National Park
(fire)
400 Heavy rains can cause these natural disasters
(floods)
600 The earth appears to split during one of these
(earthquake)
800 These eruptions can burn the plants in the path of the lava flow
(volcanoes)
1000 Wind and water can cause this to occur on unprotected land
(erosion)
200 The phase of the moon when you cannot see any of it
(new moon)
400 This type of soil is a natural product of subsoil and bedrock
(topsoil)
600 Animals are these because they cannot make their own food
(consumers)
800 Animals that eat only plants
(herbivores)
1000 A group of producers and consumers that live together in one area
(population or community)
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