Jeopardy Earth Moon Eclipses Distances Solar System Stars

Jeopardy Earth Moon Eclipses/ Distances Solar System Stars Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Earth 1 Rotation of the Earth is equal to how many days?

$100 Answer from Earth 1 Rotation of the Earth is equal to 1 day (24 hours)

$200 Question from Earth How long does 1 Revolution (orbit) around the sun take?

$200 Answer from Earth 1 Revolution around the sun takes 1 year

$300 Question from Earth The _____ change due to the Earth’s tilt and orbit.

$300 Answer from Earth SEASONS

$400 Question from Earth It is summer in what hemisphere when the North Pole tilts toward the sun?

$400 Answer from Earth NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

$500 Question from Earth If it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

$500 Answer from Earth AUTUMN

$100 Question from Moon How big is the moon, compared to Earth? a. ¼ of earth b. ½ of earth c. 1/6 of earth d. 1/8 of earth

$100 Answer from Moon The moon is ¼ of Earth’s size.

$200 Question from Moon The moon goes through 1 rotation every _____ days.

$200 Answer from Moon The moon goes through 1 rotation every 27 days.

$300 Question from Moon _____ depends on position of the moon, Earth and the sun.

$300 Answer from Moon MOON PHASES

$400 Question from Moon The sun rises in the _______ and sets in the _______.

$400 Answer from Moon The sun rises in the EAST and sets in the WEST.

$500 Question from Moon The moon has no atmosphere due to the lack of _____.

$500 Answer from Moon GRAVITY.

$100 Question from Eclipses/Distances What type of eclipse occurs when the moon is between the sun and the Earth?

$100 Answer from Eclipses/Distances A Solar Eclipse

$200 Question from Eclipses/Distances What type of eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow falls on the moon?

$200 Answer from Eclipses/Distances A Lunar Eclipse

$300 Question from Eclipses/Distances in our solar system are measured in what unit?

$300 Answer from Eclipses/Distances Astronomical Unit (AU)

$400 Question from Eclipses/Distances outside our solar system are measure in what unit?

$400 Answer from Eclipses/Distances Light-years

$500 Question from Eclipses/Distances The distance from Earth to Sun are ____AU

$500 Answer from Eclipses/Distances 1 AU is the distance from Earth to Sun

$100 Question from Solar System Chunks of rock and metal that orbit between planets are called?

$100 Answer from Solar System Asteroids

$200 Question from Solar System Loose collections of frozen gas and rock are called?

$200 Answer from Solar System Comets

$300 Question from Solar System A body that orbits another is called ?

$300 Answer from Solar System Satellite

$400 Question from Solar System What keeps planets in orbit around the sun?

$400 Answer from Solar System Gravity

$500 Question from Solar System The bigger the _______ the greater the gravitational force.

$500 Answer from Solar System Mass

$100 Question from Stars The magnitude (brightness) of a star depends on size, distance and _______.

$100 Answer from Stars Temperature

$200 Question from Stars are made up of _____.

$200 Answer from Stars Gases

$300 Question from Stars Who named the constellations?

$300 Answer from Stars The Ancient Greeks

$400 Question from Stars Another named for Polaris is ______

$400 Answer from Stars The North Star

$500 Question from Stars The rotation of Earth makes constellations appear to move ____ to ____.

$500 Answer from Stars east to west

Final Jeopardy Name the 5 phases of the moon

Final Jeopardy Answer 1. Full moon 2. New moon 3. Cresent moon 4. Half moon 5. Gibbous moon