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Planets The Moon Heavenly Objects Star Power Day and Night Seasons $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Go to Double Jeopardy Replay End Round Go to Final Jeopardy

What is the 3rd planet from the Sun? next

Earth $100

Which planet has the greatest mass? next

Jupiter $200

Which planet has the most moons? next

Saturn $300

Which planet has the longest day? next

Venus – it takes 243 days for it to rotate just once. $400

Which planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun? (excluding Pluto) next

Neptune – It takes 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun. $500

Where does the light of the Moon come from? next

The Sun - The Sun’s light is reflected off the Moon back to Earth. $100

What is the difference between waning and waxing? next

Waning means to shrink and waxing means to grow. $200

What is it called when the Moon can’t be seen from Earth? next

New Moon $300

Name this phase of the Moon. next

Waning Gibbous Moon $400

Name this phase of the moon. next

First Quarter Moon $500

What is a comet? next

A comet is a small frozen ball of ice, dust and gas, and have a coma (or tail). $100

What’s the difference between a comet and an asteroid? next

An asteroid is made of rock or metal An asteroid is made of rock or metal. A comet is made of ice, dust, and gas. A comet has a tail, an asteroid doesn’t. $200

What is a meteor? next

A meteor is a streak of light caused by a meteoroid igniting while entering the Earth’s atmosphere. $300

How often does Haley’s comet fly by Earth? next

Every 75-76 years $400

What’s the difference between a meteoroid and a meteorite? next

A meteorite is a meteoroid (piece of asteroid or comet) that has entered the Earth’s atmosphere and hit Earth. $500

Our sun is this distance from the earth. next

93 million miles Or 150 million km $100

About how long does it take sunlight to reach the earth next

Somewhere between 8 and 9 minutes $200

A group of millions or billions of stars is called a …. next

Galaxy $300

Our galaxy is called the… next

Milky Way $400

The shape of our galaxy next

Spiral $500

The reason for the seasons….. next

Tilt of the axis $100

How much is the earth tilted? next

23 and 1/2 degrees $200

The reason for day and night. next

Because the earth is spinning. $300

Which hemisphere do we live in? next

Northern hemisphere $400

When the sun is highest in the sky during the day. This is called … next

Solar Noon $500

Daily Double next

Today’s Category: Kings & Queens Final Jeopardy Today’s Category: Kings & Queens next

The only heavenly body that people (astronauts) have gone to… next

The moon! next

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Planets The Moon Heavenly Bodies Star Power Earthly Delights $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 Go to Regular Jeopardy Replay End Round Go to Final Jeopardy

Which planet is the closest to the Sun? next

Mercury $200

Being of similar size and mass, this planet is considered the sister planet to Earth. next

Venus $400

Which planet was named for the Greek god Zeus? next

Jupiter $600

Which planet has the fewest satellites? next

Mercury and Venus don’t have any satellites Mercury and Venus don’t have any satellites. This is probably because they are so close to the Sun. $800

Name all of the Gaseous planets. next

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune $1000

How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth? next

About 28 days. $200

Why do we only see one face of the Moon? next

We only see one side of the Moon because it rotates on its axis at the same speed as its orbit of the Earth. $400

How many Moons would fit in the Earth? next

49 $600

What is a moon? next

A moon is a satellite of a planet, which orbits the planet. $800

Which planet has the most moons and how many does it have? next

As of 2005, Saturn has 46 known moons. $1000

Comets come from a part of our solar system called the …. next

Ort Cloud $200

When an asteroid hits the earth or other planet it creates a hole called a …… next

Crater $400

A meteor that hits the ground is called a … next

Meteorite $600

A famous comet that returns every 76 years. next

Halley’s Comet $800

The glowing head of a comet is called the … next

Coma $1000

The speed of light… next

186,000 miles per second Or 300,000 km per second $200

The gas that the sun “burns” is called … next

hydrogen $400

Dark spots on the sun a called …. next

Sunspots $600

The color of the hottest stars… next

blue $800

A collection of gas and dust in space that might form a star is called a … next

Nebula $1000

The earth spins on its …. next

Axis $200

When the earth is closest to the sun, what season is it in the northern hemisphere? next

Winter $400

A device that tells time using the sun, is called a… next

Sundial $600

On a sundial, the angled part is called a … next

gnomon $800

The reason that the sun appears to move through the sky during the day. next

Earth rotating or spinning on its axis. $1000

Daily Double next

Final Jeopardy Today’s Category:

What is it about Earth that enables it to support life? next

Earth is just the right distance from the Sun so the temperature is not too hot nor too cold. Earth has air and water, which are necessary for life. next

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