Astronomical Jeopardy Here on Earth The Yuni Verse WeirdosStars & Wheel Grab bag or potpourri Final Jeopardy

2 What angle is the earth’s tilt?

23 o 200 3

4 What creates the earth’s magnetic field?

5 Molten Iron rotating around in the Earth’s core 400

6 Ozone in the atmosphere protects us from…

7 The Sun’s Ultra Violet light 600

8 If the universe was condensed to one year (Jan 1 is the beginning), what month was our Milky Way galaxy created?

9 March, April, May 800

10 Which object would have the greatest gravitation pull? A bowling ball A huge beach ball A basketball Dodge ball

11 The Bowling Ball 2000

12 Who discovered galaxies?

13 Edwin Hubble 200

14 In the equation E=mc 2 What does the “c” stand for?

15 The speed of light 400

16 What is the name of our Nearest galaxy – It will eventually collide with The milky way.

17 Andromeda 600

18 Polaris can easily be found by using the pointer stars from this constellation.

19 The big dipper Ursa Major Big Bear 800

20 The Earth is has been dated at about 4 billion years old. How many complete circles has it made around our galaxy

21 16 times 1000

22 Name this constellation

23 Cepheus 200

24 What is the name of the big Red star in the constellation Orion?

25 Betelguese 400

26 What did Edwin Hubble Discover about all the galaxies He found in the night sky?

27 They are all moving away from us 600

28 Who discovered that the universe is expanding?

29 Edwin Hubble 800

30 Rank the following galaxies in order from the closest to the most distant

31 4, 3, 1,

32 Tonight at 9pm You step outside and look for The constellation Gemini What direction will you need to look?

33 To the South 200

34 Constellations that you can See all year long are known As _________ constellations

35 Circumpolar 400

36 What is meant by this statement: 5 particular stars move in “retrograde” motion.

37 The planets apparent motion Seems to move backwards. 1200

38 On September 6 th at 10pm, what constellation will you see on the Eastern horizon?

39 Cetus 800

40 Who said the objects with a lot of mass attract other objects because they bend the fabric of space-time

41 Albert Einstein 1000

42 Which constellation is known As a former King?

43 Cepheus 200

44 Special Relativity relates To the idea of… Fabric of Space-time Changing the rate of time The evidence for the Big Bang The expanding universe

45 Changing the rate of time 400

46 Who stuck a needle in his eye Because he was curious how light makes it into the eye for our vision.

47 Isaac Newton 600

48 Name 2 major pieces of evidence that Galileo had that supported the idea that the Sun was at the center of universe.

49 Moons around Jupiter Venus has phases 800

50 What is Isaac Newton’s 3 rd law of motion

51 For every action or force, there is an equal and opposite force. 1000

52 This question is open to Any group to answer (you don’t have to answer) 2500

53 What is Galileo’s home town?

Florence, Italy 2500