1. Earth’s Place in the Solar System
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2. Vocabulary
The Earth
The Moon
The Inner Planets
The Outer Planets 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

3. Vocabulary – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
A _________ is a huge ball of very hot gases in space. Our sun is an example of one.
ANSWER:
Star

4. Vocabulary– 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
A pattern of stars, named after a mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal is called a ______________. The Big Dipper or Orion are examples of these.
ANSWER:
Constellation

5. Vocabulary– 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
A ______________ is made up of all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.
ANSWER:
Solar System

6. Vocabulary– 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
A grouping of gas, dust and many stars, plus any objects that orbit those stars (many solar systems together) is known as a _____________.
ANSWER:
Galaxy

7. Vocabulary– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
The ______________ is everything that exists, including such things as stars, planets, gas, dust, and energy.
ANSWER:
Universe

8. The Earth – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Day and night are caused by Earth’s ______ on it’s axis.
ANSWER:
Rotation

9. The Earth– 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Seasons are caused by Earth’s _______ on its axis.
ANSWER:
Tilt

10. The Earth– 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
What is the basis for keeping time on Earth? (How do you tell what time it is in a certain area, country, or part of the world?)
ANSWER:
Time Zones

11. The Earth– 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
How are the Earth and the moon alike? They are both ______ and ______.
ANSWER:
Rocky and Dense

12. The Earth– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
True or False: Earth is the only inner planet capable for supporting life because of its liquid water AND its atmosphere.
ANSWER:
True

13. The Moon – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
A ____________ is one of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits Earth.
ANSWER:
Moon Phase

14. The Moon– 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
An event that occurs when one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in space is called an ____________.
ANSWER:
Eclipse

15. The Moon– 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
During which phase of the moon would you see a lunar eclipse?
ANSWER:
Full Moon

16. The Moon– 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
During which phase of the moon would you see a solar eclipse?
ANSWER:
New Moon

17. The Moon– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
If there is a full moon tonight, what will there be in two weeks?
ANSWER:
A New Moon

18. The Inner Planets – 10 Points
QUESTION:
A _________ is a body that revolves around a star.
ANSWER:
Planet

19. The Inner Planets– 20 Points
QUESTION:
The third planet from the sun is ____________.
ANSWER:
Earth

20. The Inner Planets– 30 Points
QUESTION:
The second planet from the sun is _____________.
ANSWER:
Venus

21. The Inner Planets– 40 Points
QUESTION:
The fourth planet from the sun is _______.
ANSWER:
Mars

22. The Inner Planets– 50 Points
QUESTION:
The first planet from the sun is ___________.
ANSWER:
Mercury

23. The Outer Planets – 10 Points
QUESTION:
The sixth planet from the sun is __________.
ANSWER:
Saturn

24. The Outer Planets– 20 Points
QUESTION:
The seventh planet from the sun is _________.
ANSWER:
Uranus

25. The Outer Planets– 30 Points
QUESTION:
The fifth planet from the sun is __________.
ANSWER:
Jupiter

26. The Outer Planets– 40 Points
QUESTION:
The eighth planet from the sun is _________.
ANSWER:
Neptune

27. The Outer Planets– 50 Points
QUESTION:
Double Jeopardy! Double Points!!
Summer days in the Northern Hemisphere are hotter than winter days, because in the summer, the Northern Hemisphere is __________.
ANSWER:
Tilted toward the sun