Jeopardy Template

							 Waves      Ocean   Life in the Tsunamis Ocean
and Tides   Floor     Ocean              Pollution

 $100       $100    $100       $100       $100

$200 $200 $200 $200 $200

$300 $300 $300 $300 $300

$400 $400 $400 $400 $400

$500 $500 $500 $500 $500
     Waves and Tides for $100

Question:
 How are waves generated?
     Waves and Tides for $100

Answer:
Some waves are generated by
storms. Others are generated by
friction as the wind crosses the water
surface..


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      Waves and Tides for $200

Question:
What causes tides?
    Waves and Tides for $200

Answer:
Tides are caused by the
gravitational pull of the moon and
sun.



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      Waves and Tides for $300

Question:
 How long do high tides and low tides
 last?
      Waves and Tides for $300

Answer:
 The longest that high and low tides
 last is 12 hours and 25 minutes. They
 take place two times each day.



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     Waves and Tides for $400

Question:
 What happens when a wave meets
 the ocean floor?
     Waves and Tides for $400

Answer:
 The wave slows down and its height
 and length decrease.




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     Waves and Tides for $500

Question:
What determines the size of a wave?
     Waves and Tides for $500

Answer:
 The size of a wave depends on the
 time and speed that the wind blows.




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      The Ocean Floor for $100

Question:
 What portion of the earth is covered
 in water?
      The Ocean Floor for $100

Answer:
70% of the earth is covered in water.




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      The Ocean Floor for $200

Question:
 What is the name of the ancient
 land mass known as the
 “supercontinent”
    The Ocean Floor for $200

Answer:
The ancient land mass is known as
the pangea.




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      The Ocean Floor for $300

Question:
 What islands are an example of an
 oceanic ridge?
      The Ocean Floor for $300

Answer:
 The Hawaiian Islands are an
 example of an oceanic ridge.




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      The Ocean Floor for $400

Question:
 What is the process in which the
 ocean floor is extended when two
 plates move apart?
      The Ocean Floor for $400

Answer:
 This process is known as sea-floor
 spreading.




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     The Ocean Floor for $500

Question:
 What is the name of the German
 scientist that founded the
 continental drift theory?
     The Ocean Floor for $500

Answer:
 Alfred Wegener founded the
 continental drift theory.




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      Life in the Ocean for $100

Question:
 What is the name of the foundation
 that is helping threatened marine
 ecosystems?
     Life in the Oceans for $100

Answer:
 The Kerzner Marine Foundation is
 helping threatened marine
 ecosystems?



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     Life in the Oceans for $200

Question:
 What ocean material can be used to
 replace human bones?
     Life in the Oceans for $200

Answer:
 Coral can be used to replace human
 bones.




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     Life in the Oceans for $300

Question:
 What ocean fish can sting with as
 much force as a bullet?
      Life in the Ocean for $300

Answer:
 The jellyfish can sting with as much
 force as a bullet.




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     Life in the Ocean for $400

Question:
 What is the name of the world’s
 largest coral reef system?
     Life in the Ocean for $400

Answer:
 The Great Barrier Reef is the name
 of the world’s largest coral reef
 system.



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     Life in the Ocean for $500

Question:
 How many fish species can be found
 in the Great Barrier Reef?
      Life in the Ocean for $500

Answer:
 1500 species of fish can be found in
  the Great Barrier Reef?




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         Tsunamis for $100

Question:
What is a tsunami?
         Tsunamis for $100

Answer:
 Tsunamis are huge waves that come
 onto land.




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         Tsunamis for $200

Question:
 Tsunami means “harbor wave” in
 what language?
         Tsunamis for $200

Answer:
 Tsunami means “harbor wave” in
 the Japanese language.




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         Tsunamis for $300

Question:
What causes a tsunami?
         Tsunamis for $300

Answer:
 Tsunamis can be caused by
 earthquakes that cause surface
 waves.



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         Tsunamis for $400

Question:
How are tsunamis tracked?
           Tsunamis $400

Answer:
 Tsunamis can be tracked using a
 Deep Sea Pressure Monitoring
 System.



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         Tsunamis for $500

Question:
 What is a Deep Sea Pressure
 Monitoring System.
          Tsunamis for $500

Answer:
 It is a gage that can measure a
  tsunami that is 1mm high and that is
  300 miles out in the ocean.



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      Ocean Pollution for $100

Question:
 How many gallons of untreated
 sewage, storm water, and industrial
 waste are discharged into United
 States waters annually?
      Ocean Pollution for $100

Answer:
 1.2 trillion gallons of untreated
 sewage, storm water, and industrial
 waste are discharged into US waters
 annually.


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      Ocean Pollution for $200

Question:
 What percent of the ocean pollution
 comes from land-based activities
 such as runoff?
      Ocean Pollution for $200

Answer:
 Over 80% of the ocean pollution
 comes from land-based activities
 such as runoff.



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      Ocean Pollution for $300

Question:
 Oil Spills make up what part of the
 oil entering the oceans each year?
      Ocean Pollution for $300

Answer:
 Oil Spills only make up 12% of the oil
 entering the oceans each year.




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      Ocean Pollution for $400

Question:
 What part of ocean pollution comes
 down drains and rivers as waste and
 runoff from cities and business?
      Ocean Pollution for $400

Answer:
 36% comes down drains and rivers
 as waste and runoff from cities and
 business.



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     Ocean Pollution for $500

Question: True or False
 Almost everything we throw away
 can reach the sea.
       Ocean Pollution for $500

Answer: True
 Plastic bags, balloons, glass bottles,
 shoes, - if not disposed of correctly,
 can reach the sea.



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            Category 6 for $100

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        Category 6 for $200

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          Category 6 for $200

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        Category 6 for $300

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          Category 6 for $300

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        Category 6 for $400

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          Category 6 for $400

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        Category 6 for $500

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          Category 6 for $500

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