The Dictionary Game: History and Science related version: Directions: Each slide will give a word and four possible definitions; only one is correct. Write the number for your choice on your paper. You will receive one point for each correct answer. “EOOP” – “eyes on own paper”.

Drought: 1.) An ingredient found in a doughnut. 2.) Something used in the board game “Risk”. 3.) A fancy after dinner drink served at weddings. 4.) A long period of dry weather with little rain.

Climate: 1.) An Native American word that means friendship. 2.) The type of weather an area has over a long period of time. 3.) Related to the primate. 4.) A math term used in geometry.

2.) The type of weather an area has over a long period of time.

Habitat: 1.) The natural home of a particular animal, insect, or plant. 2.) Behavior that is formed over a period of time. 3.) A smooth ice cream dessert. 4.) A piece of clothing worn by priests or nuns.

1.) The natural home of a particular animal, insect, or plant.

Temperate: 1.) The measurement of matter in degrees. 2.) A car made by Chevrolet. 3.) One’s attitude and disposition. 4.) A climate in which the seasons are not too hot or cold.

Hemisphere: 1.) Halves of the globe, either divided by the prime meridian or by the equator. 2.) The bottom portions of a seam on a dress. 3.) The division of a square into two equal parts. 4.) A fruit native to the country of Brazil.

1.) Halves of the globe, either divided by the prime meridian or by the equator.

Fossil Fuel: 1.) Ingredient placed in most breakfast cereals. 2.) An image left in a rock or clay. 3.) The gas that is found naturally inside a human body. 4.) Fuel formed in the earth from ancient plant and animal remains; coal, oil, and natural gas are fossil fuels.

Horizon: 1.) A car made by Saturn. 2.) A cleaning tool used in hospitals. 3.) A bone found in the inner ear. 4.) The line where the Earth and sky appear to meet.

Continent: 1.) A large sub sandwich on the Subway restaurant menu. 2.) A large body of water. 3.) A river that runs through Asia. 4.) One of the seven large land masses on Earth.

Peninsula: 1.) Land surrounded by water on all sides. 2.) Land surrounded by water on two sides. 3.) An area in which water is surrounded by land. 4.) Land that is almost surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland.

Natural resource: 1.) A material found in nature that people use. 2.) A type of book found in a library. 3.) A website used as a search engine. 4.) Any food product made from natural ingredients.

1.) A material found in nature that people use.

Renewable resource: 1.) The act of making active as in renewing a subscription. 2.) The recycling of products so that they can be used again. 3.) A new item that has just been invented or made. 4.) A resource which can be grown or replaced.

Erosion: 1.) The rotting or decay of dead plants and animals. 2.) The act of irritation. 3.) The slow wearing away of soil and stone by wind or water. 4.) A motion of the earth that causes day and night.

3.) The slow wearing away of soil and stone by wind or water.

Conserve: 1.) To use something carefully or wise so that it is not wasted or destroyed. 2.) The study of ecological effects on the environment. 3.) A smooth volcanic rock found on the ocean bottom. 4.) The act of serving someone or something.

1.) To use something carefully or wise so that it is not wasted or destroyed.

Mineral: 1.) A type of herb used in soft drinks. 2.) The act of mining rock or other resources. 3.) The farthest point on the path of the Earth’s orbit around the sun. 4.) Mined natural resource (gold, coal, sand, salt) that is not animal or vegetable.

Pollute: 1.) A loud sound made by a tug boat. 2.) To harm Earth’s land, air, or water by making it dirty. 3.) Robbing from stores after a disaster occurs. 4.) A poll taken during presidential elections.

2.) To harm Earth’s land, air, or water by making it dirty.

Nonrenewable resource: 1.) A resource from a library that is renewed. 2.) Unlike anything else of it’s kind. 3.) A resource that cannot be replaced after use. 4.) Something that has a very short self life.

3.) A resource that cannot be replaced after use.

The End… Count the number you got correctly and put that number on top of your paper with a circle around it.