This is Jeopardy! Today’s topic is: The Solar System DIRECTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 DIRECTIONS Click “Let’s Play” to start the game. Click on a category and a dollar amount. Give the answer in the form of a question.  To see if the answer is correct, click “Check your answer.” Click “Back to Board” to return to the main board. If you answered correctly, add your score in the score box. If you answered correctly, choose again. The player with the highest score wins. Let’s Play!

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An object, such as the moon, that orbits another object, such as a planet. Check your answer

What is a satellite?? Back to Board

A meteor that survives its passage through the Earth’s atmosphere meaning that part of it touches Earth’s surface. Check your answer

What is a meteorite? Back to Board

When an object appears to be moving because the observer is moving? Check your answer

What is apparent motion? Back to Board

An American astronaut and the first person to walk on the moon An American astronaut and the first person to walk on the moon. He said “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”. Check your answer

Who is Neil Armstrong? Back to Board

An imaginary line around which a sphere, like a planet rotates. Check your answer

What is axis? Back to Board

To turn on an axis. Check your answer

What is rotation? Back to Board

The amount of time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis. Check your answer

What is 24 hours or 1 day? Back to Board

Meteoroids that fall through the sky like streaks of light. Check your answer

What are shooting stars? Back to Board

When the object itself is moving.   Check your answer

What is real motion? Back to Board

Chunks of rock that are found between Jupiter and Mars.   Check your answer

What are asteroids? Back to Board

Small chunks of iron and rock that break away from asteroids. Check your answer

What are meteoroids? Back to Board

The amount of time it takes a planet to orbit around the Sun. Check your answer

What is a revolution? Back to Board

The amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun.   Check your answer

What is 365 days or a year? Back to Board

Help us understand the history and possible future of our own planet.   Check your answer

What are space explorations? Back to Board

Made of frozen gases, ice, and bits of dust.   Check your answer

What is a comet? Back to Board

The smallest planet. Check your answer

What is Mercury? Back to Board

The order of the planets from their distance from the Sun. Check your answer

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? Back to Board

The largest planet.   Check your answer

What is Jupiter? Back to Board

The inner planets.  Check your answer

What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars? Back to Board

The outer planets are made of….. Check your answer

What is hydrogen, helium, and ice? Back to Board

The outer planets. Check your answer

What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune? Back to Board

The inner planets are made of…… Check your answer

What is rock and iron? Back to Board

The reason we have seasons. Check your answer

What is the tilt of the Earth toward or away from the Sun? Back to Board

A scientist from Italy and the first person to use a telescope. Check your answer

Who is Galileo Galilei? Back to Board

The reason modern telescopes are put on mountaintops or put into space. Check your answer

What is to get away from the distortion of starlight in the atmosphere? Back to Board