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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $100 Earth rotates once every ___ 24 hours More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $200 Earth revolves around the ___ and takes ___ Sun…..365days(year) More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $300 Why does Earth have seasons? The tilt of the Earth causes the sun’s light to hit different regions at different angles during different times of the year More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $400 Earth is tilted at what angle? 23.5 degrees More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – DAILY DOUBLE!! Describe why there are tides on Earth? Moon’s gravitational pull as it revolves around Earth More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $100 What causes the phases of the moon? The change of the amount of the lit surface that we can see More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $200 The moon’s rotation is equal to its ___, so we always see the same side of the moon from Earth Revolution More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $300 What is a solar eclipse? Sun, moon, Earth are aligned so the moon blocks out the sun More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $400 What is a lunar eclipse? Sun, Earth, and moon are aligned so the Earth’s shadow covers the moon More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – DAILY DOUBLE!! How large is the moon compared to Earth? About ¼ the diameter of Earth More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $100 Earth is in what galaxy? The Milky Way More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $200 What type of galaxy is this: Spiral More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $300 What type of galaxy is this: Elliptical More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $400 What type of galaxy is this: Irregular More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – DAILY DOUBLE!! Where are stars born? Nebula More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $100 What type of star is the sun? Yellow, medium mass More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $200 How does the sun produce energy? Nuclear Fusion More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $300 What is a solar prominence? A looping burst that connects 2 sunspots More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $400 What is a solar flare? Eruptions of gas from the sun’s surface More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – DAILY DOUBLE! Name the layers of the sun starting with the core (Inner) Core,Radiation zone, convection zone (Surface) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $100 How are stars classified? Magnitude Color Size More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $200 What are most stars composed of? Hydrogen and Helium More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $300 What do spectrographs tell us about stars? Chemical composition More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $400 What color are the hottest stars? What color are the coolest stars? Blue Red More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – DAILY DOUBLE! Describe what this is and how it works: More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $100 Where are asteroids found? Asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $200 What 2 forces keep planets in orbit? Gravity and Inertia More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $300 Describe the inner planets Rocky surfaces and smaller than the outer planets More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $400 Describe the outer planets Large and gaseous More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – DAILY DOUBLE!! What are comets and describe their orbit Densely packed rock and ice formations Orbit is an ellipse shape More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $100 What is a light-year? The distance light travels in a year More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $200 What is an AU? Astronomical unit – distance from Earth to the sun (93 million miles or 150 million km) More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $300 How was the moon formed? Planet size object hit Earth and ejected debris combined together to form moon More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $400 What is solar wind? Electrically charged particles from the Corona More Questions

Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – DAILY DOUBLE! How are auroras formed? Solar wind comes in contact with Earth’s magnetosphere resulting in bright glowing colors at the poles More Questions