By: Machelle Weeks EDU 625 Summer 2011

Jeopardy SunInner Planets Outer Planets Moons Milky Way Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy Source:

$100 Question from "Sun"... Where is the Sun located in our Solar System?

$100 Answer from "Sun"... the center

$200 Question from "Sun"... The Sun is actually a middle-sized, yellow _____.

$200 Answer from "Sun"... Star

$300 Question from "Sun"... Slightly cooler places on the Sun, which appear darker in color in photographs, are called _____.

$300 Answer from "Sun"... Sun Spots

$400 Question from "Sun"... How long does it take the heat from the Sun to reach Earth?

$400 Answer from "Sun"... 8 Minutes

$500 Question from "Sun"... What is Thermonuclear Fusion?

$500 Answer from "Sun"... the process in which a star produces its light, heat, and energy

$100 Question from "Inner Planets"... How many planets make-up the “Inner Planets” ?

$100 Answer from "Inner Planets"... 4

$200 Question from "Inner Planets"... What is the name of the 3 rd planet from the Sun?

$200 Answer from "Inner Planets"... Earth

$300 Question from "Inner Planets"... What planet is about the same size as Earth?

$300 Answer from "Inner Planets"... Venus

$400 Question from "Inner Planets"... What separates the “Inner Planets” from the “Outer Planets”?

$400 Answer from "Inner Planets"... a belt of asteroids

$500 Question from "Inner Planets"... Name the four “Inner Planets” in order, starting with the one closest to the Sun.

$500 Answer from "Inner Planets"... Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

$100 Question from "Outer Planets"... How many planets make-up the “Outer Planets”?

$100 Answer from "Outer Planets"... 5

$200 Question from "Outer Planets"... What planet is known for its yellowish color, rings, and moons?

$200 Answer from "Outer Planets"... Saturn

$300 Question from "Outer Planets"... What planet spins on its side, causing its rings to rotate up and over the planet?

$300 Answer from "Outer Planets"... Uranus

$400 Question from "Outer Planets"... Which two planets change positions from the Sun from time to time due to one of them having an egg-shaped orbit?

$400 Answer from "Outer Planets"... Neptune and Pluto

$500 Question from "Outer Planets"... Name the 5 “Outer Planets” in order, starting with the one closest to the Sun.

$500 Answer from "Outer Planets"... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

$100 Question from "Moons"... How many moons does Earth have?

$100 Answer from "Moons"... 1

$200 Question from "Moons"... Which planet has the most moons?

$200 Answer from "Moons"... Saturn

$300 Question from "Moons"... Which planets do not have any moons?

$300 Answer from "Moons"... Mercury and Venus

$400 Question from "Moons"... What is the largest moon orbiting Saturn called?

$400 Answer from "Moons"... Titan

$500 Question from "Moons"... What is the name of the largest moon in our Solar System? What planet does it belong to?

$500 Answer from "Moons"... Ganymede belongs to Jupiter

$100 Question from "Milky Way"... How many planets make- up the Milky Way Galaxy?

$100 Answer from "Milky Way"... 9

$200 Question from "Milky Way"... What is the name of the largest planet?

$200 Answer from "Milky Way"... Jupiter

$300 Question from "Milky Way"... Which planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?

$300 Answer from "Milky Way"... Mars

$400 Question from "Milky Way"... What is “Olympus Mons” and where is it located?

$400 Answer from "Milky Way"... The largest volcano in the Solar System; on Mars

$500 Question from "Milky Way"... How far is the Sun from the Earth?

$500 Answer from "Milky Way" Million Miles

Final Jeopardy Name all 9 planets in order, starting with the one closest to the Sun.

Final Jeopardy Answer Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto