Solar System Jeopardy Inner Planets Outer Planets Other Space Objects Telescopes Mixed Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question A _____ telescope uses a curved mirror to Concentrate light from objects in space. Reflecting Refracting

$100 Answer a. reflecting

$200 Question What can light from distant stars Tell astronomers about the universe? a.The way stars rotate b.The way stars produce energy c.The way stars looked long ago

$200 Answer c.The way stars looked long ago

$300 Question In which location would an optical Telescope work best for viewing space? Under the ocean on top of a mountain in space orbiting Earth

$300 Answer c. in space orbiting Earth

$400 Question Which space telescope detects visible Light from objects in space and Needed to be fixed in space due to a scratch on a lens? Hubble Spitzer

$400 Answer a. Hubble

$500 Question Which type of telescope is useful for detecting a star that emits very long electromagnetic Waves and they can be found in deserts? Radio Optical X-ray

$500 Answer Radio

$100 Question All inner planets Have at least one moon Have a thick atmosphere Are rocky and have a solid outer layer

$100 Answer c. Are rocky and have a solid outer layer

$200 Question Because Mercury’s mass is so small, it Does not rotate Has no atmosphere Has a surface that is not solid

$200 Answer b. Has no atmosphere

$300 Question Why is Venus the hottest inner planet? It is covered with liquid water It is the closest planet to the Sun Its atmosphere traps a lot of the heat

$300 Answer c. Its atmosphere traps a lot of the heat

$400 Question Earth is the only planet with a wide Variety of life because of its Size and shape Closeness to the Sun Moderate temperature and liquid water

$400 Answer c. Moderate temperature and liquid water

$500 Question Why do scientists think that liquid water Might have once existed on Mars? Mar’s surface has deep gullies/ditches The southern half of Mars is covered With craters c. The largest known mountain in our Solar System is on Mars

$500 Answer a. Mar’s surface has deep gullies/ditches

$100 Question All the outer planets are made mostly of Water ice Metal and rock Gas and liquid around a solid core

$100 Answer c. Gas and liquid around a solid core

$200 Question Which planet is the largest? Jupiter Saturn Neptune

$200 Answer a. Jupiter

$300 Question Which planet has a sideways axis of rotation? Jupiter Neptune Uranus

$300 Answer c. Uranus

$400 Question Which is the sister planet of Uranus Because it has a similar size, composition, And structure? Saturn Jupiter Neptune

$400 Answer c. Neptune

$500 Question This planet has the Great Red Spot, a huge Storm that has lasted for hundreds of years And has at least 63 Moons? Jupiter Saturn Neptune

$500 Answer a. Jupiter

$100 Question A spherical object orbiting the Sun that has Objects of similar mass orbiting nearby or Crossing its path is a Comet Planet Dwarf planet

$100 Answer c. Dwarf planet

$200 Question Which object lost its designation as a planet in 2006 and now is classified as a dwarf planet? Eris Pluto Ceres

$200 Answer b. Pluto

$300 Question Comets from a glowing tail when They cross the path of a glowing Meteoroid b. They are at the farthest point in their Orbit around the Sun c. The Sun’s energy changes the ice into A gas and makes it glow

$300 Answer c. The Sun’s energy changes the ice into A gas and makes it glow

$400 Question An impact crater formed a depression when A meteorite hits Earth such as the one That hit Arizona a millions of years ago? True False

$400 Answer B. False

$500 Question A streak of light made by a glowing Rocky particle moving through the Atmosphere is a meteoroid. True False

$500 Answer b. False

$100 Question Which shape describes a planet’s orbit? Circular Elliptical Straight line

$100 Answer b. elliptical

$200 Question An astronomical unit is the average Distance From Earth to Mars From Earth to the Sun From Earth to the Moon

$200 Answer b. From Earth to the Sun

$300 Question What are irregular shaped rocks That form a belt just beyond Mars? Asteroid Meteors comets

$300 Answer a. asteroid

$400 Question A _____ uses convex lens to gather and Concentrate light from objects in space. Reflecting telescope Refracting telescope

$400 Answer b. Refracting telescope

$500 Question What waves of the electromagnetic spectrum Have the highest amount of energy? Gamma rays X-rays Radio waves

$500 Answer a. Gamma rays

Final Jeopardy At the farthest point in its orbit, Venus is about 258,000,000 km away from Earth. Express in Scientific notation.

Final Jeopardy Answer 2.58 x 10^8