Exploring Space Earth, Moon, & Sun The Solar System Stars, Galaxies, & the Universe Miscellaneous Space Science Final Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

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ANSWER: Radio, visible light and gamma rays are examples of this type of wave.ANSWER: Radio, visible light and gamma rays are examples of this type of wave. QUESTION: What is electromagnetic?QUESTION: What is electromagnetic?

ANSWER: This is the type of spacecraft that humans can live on.ANSWER: This is the type of spacecraft that humans can live on. QUESTION: What is a space station?QUESTION: What is a space station?

ANSWER: This spacecraft travels around and studies a planet for a long period of time.ANSWER: This spacecraft travels around and studies a planet for a long period of time. QUESTION: What is an orbiter?QUESTION: What is an orbiter?

ANSWER: This spacecraft enters a planet’s atmosphere to gather samples of it’s surface.ANSWER: This spacecraft enters a planet’s atmosphere to gather samples of it’s surface. QUESTION: What is a lander?QUESTION: What is a lander?

ANSWER: This spacecraft gathers information on a planet’s atmospheric temperature and pressure.ANSWER: This spacecraft gathers information on a planet’s atmospheric temperature and pressure. QUESTION: What is a probe?QUESTION: What is a probe?

ANSWER: This is when less than half of the moon is lit.ANSWER: This is when less than half of the moon is lit. QUESTION: What is crescent phase?QUESTION: What is crescent phase?

ANSWER: This causes day and night on Earth.ANSWER: This causes day and night on Earth. QUESTION: What is the rotation?QUESTION: What is the rotation?

ANSWER: The darker areas of the Moon’s crust are caused by this process.ANSWER: The darker areas of the Moon’s crust are caused by this process. QUESTION: What are impact craters?QUESTION: What are impact craters?

ANSWER: These are the three layers of the Moon starting from the surface.ANSWER: These are the three layers of the Moon starting from the surface. QUESTION: What is crust, mantle, core?QUESTION: What is crust, mantle, core?

ANSWER: This is what is happening at the South Pole when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.ANSWER: This is what is happening at the South Pole when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. QUESTION: What is the Winter Solstice?QUESTION: What is the Winter Solstice?

ANSWER: This is what the rings of gas giants are made up of.ANSWER: This is what the rings of gas giants are made up of. QUESTION: What are ice chunks?QUESTION: What are ice chunks?

ANSWER: This is the planet with the largest mass.ANSWER: This is the planet with the largest mass. QUESTION: What is Jupiter?QUESTION: What is Jupiter?

ANSWER: This is the average distance in kilometers between the Earth and the Sun.ANSWER: This is the average distance in kilometers between the Earth and the Sun. QUESTION: What is 150 million?QUESTION: What is 150 million?

ANSWER: These are the terrestrial planets in alphabetical order.ANSWER: These are the terrestrial planets in alphabetical order. QUESTION: What is Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus?QUESTION: What is Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus?

ANSWER: One of the two theories of how the Solar System was formed. QUESTION: What is the Planetismal or Nebular theory?

ANSWER: This includes space and all matter and energy in it. QUESTION: What is the universe?

ANSWER: This is the life cycle stage that the sun is currently in. QUESTION: What is main sequence?

ANSWER: These are the three types of galaxies. QUESTION: What are elliptical, irregular, and spiral?

ANSWER: This is one piece of evidence that scientists use to support that galaxies are moving away from each other. QUESTION: What is the Doppler effect?

ANSWER: Two of the three differences between the 3 outer layers of the Sun. QUESTION: What is density, temperature, and visibility?

ANSWER: The layer of the moon identified by the letter B. QUESTION: What is the mantle? B

ANSWER: Classify this spacecraft. QUESTION: What is a probe?

ANSWER: The feature of the Moon identified by the letter A. What is the Mare?QUESTION: What is the Mare? A

ANSWER: The seasons experienced by the Northern Hemisphere in diagrams A and B. QUESTION: What are Winter (A) and Spring (B)? A B

ANSWER: The parts of the shadow labeled A and B. QUESTION: What is penumbra (A) and umbra (B)? A B

ANSWER: The Greek meaning of the constellation “Cygnus.” QUESTION: What is THE Swan?

ANSWER: The class, color and surface temperature of the Sun. QUESTION: What is G-class, yellow and o C?