JEOPARDY Click Once to Begin Mr Reeds Astronomy
JEOPARDY! Click Once to Begin Mr. Reed’s Astronomy Test Review Game! Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
JEOPARDY! The Sun Stars & Constellati ons Seasons The Moon Eclipses Meteors, Comets, & Asteroids 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
How is energy produced in the Sun? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is the visible surface of the Sun called? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is the cloud of gas that surrounds the Sun called? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What are the dark patches on the Sun called? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
How long does it take for the Sun’s light to reach Earth? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is a constellation? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Why do constellations move in our night sky by season? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is another name for the star Polaris? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What constellation is most prominent or visible in the Winter sky? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is another name for the Ursa Major constellation? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Why do we have seasons here on Earth? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What direction is the Earth’s axis pointed during the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is another name for the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Daily Double!!! How many seasons do the North and South Poles experience? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is it called when the hours of daylight and darkness are the same in both hemispheres on or about March 20? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Why do we see different phases or views of the moon throughout the month? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is it called when the moon lies between the Sun and the Earth and the side of the moon facing the Earth is not visible? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
When the moon is aligned with the Sun and the Earth with the Earth in the middle and we see the entire moon. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
The term used to describe a moon when we are seeing more and more of the moon. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
The term used to describe a moon that is less than a quarter moon. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Created when the Earth lies between the moon and the sun. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Created when the moon lies between the Earth and the Sun creating a shadow on the Earth. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
What is the rarest type of eclipse to occur or see? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Explain the difference between a total eclipse and a partial eclipse? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Why do eclipses not occur every month on the moon’s orbit around the Earth? Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Where most known asteroids are located Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
The common name for a meteor streaking across the sky Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
The direction the tail of a comet points Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
A meteor that strikes the Earth’s surface Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
A mass of frozen gases, cosmic dust, and rocky particles orbiting the sun in an elliptical orbit Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
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