Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE Astronomy and Light Jeopardy By Christine DeVries
Astronomers & Theories
These are the Latin words for sun and moon
The movement of the Earth about the Sun
This theory, elucidated by Ptolemy, places the Earth at the center of the universe
This famed scientist determined the two factors that keep the planets in orbit
This astronomer showed that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse.
Astronomers & Theories
This theory states that the planets revolve around the sun
Most astronomers from this region believed that the universe is perfect and unchangeable
He was the first scientist to use a telescope to look at objects in the sky
This Polish astronomer believed in the heliocentric system
This metal-nosed man observed the position of planets, providing data later studied by Kepler
Light
Orange wavelengths of light are reflected off of this
These are the primary colors of light
These substances are used to color paints or other materials
These two colors are additively mixed to give yellow
This term describes any two colors that are combined to make white light
Light
The appearance of water ahead on the road on a summer day
This occurs when light rays hit a bumpy or uneven surface.
The bending of light waves they enter a different medium
The definitions of transparent, opaque, & translucent
This mirror forms virtual or real images
Earth, Moon, & Sun
The main force that changes the tides
This movement causes day and night.
The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse
The reasons for the seasons
The darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse
Earth, Moon, & Sun
This term describes the lighter, larger part of an eclipse’s shadow
This tide occurs when the moon is at a 90 degree angle from the earth
Areas of cooler gas in the photosphere
A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tide
These are huge looping explosions of gas through the chromosphere
Seeing is Believing
A person who can see objects far away but close objects are blurry
The part of the eye that looks black
This uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light from distant objects
The colored muscle in the eye
This type of lens produces a virtual image
Seeing is Believing
This uses lenses to focus light and record an image of an object
A short, thick nerve that sends signals generated within the retina to the brain
This lens is thicker in the center then at the edge
The clear lens that protects the eyes from dust
This term refers to how light waves in a laser beam all match crest with crest, trough with trough
It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!
The smallest planet
The two factors that keep the planets in orbit
The term for a meteoroid that hits Earth’s surface
The name of Pluto’s moon
A streak of light in the sky or “falling star”
It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!
The group of rocks between Mars and Jupiter
In this process, hydrogen atoms combine to form helium and a lot of energy
Gas Giants
A chunk of Rock or Dirt in Space
This heavenly body is sometimes described as “A dirty snowball”
Final Jeopardy
The formal name for a LASER
The three outer layers of the sun
The correct order of the planets
The type of image on my retina right now
The phases of the moon, in order (starting with the all dark phase)
These occur in March, June, September, and December
When the moon is in Earth’s umbra, you see this specific type of eclipse
A telescope that consists of two convex lenses What is a refracting telescope?
A telescope that uses a large concave mirror to gather light
How long it takes to complete the cycle of the phases of the moon
15,000,000 degrees Celsius
When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun
The fraction of the moon that is always lit Answer: what is half of the moon
An elongated circle
Q. What planet is I hard for satellites to take pictures of? A. What is Venus?
Q. What is it when a planet appears to revolve in the opposite direction? A. What is retrograde rotation?
Q. What planet has the most prominent rings? A. What is Saturn?
Q. What planet is covered by over 75% water? A. What is Earth?
Q: What disappeared on Neptune A: What is The Great Dark Spot?
A term used to describe the four inner planets