1. Out of This World Jeopardy
How to Play
Click on a Question to see a definition for a solar system vocabulary word.
Tell your partner the word that matches the definition.
Click on the Answer button to see if you are correct.
If you are, you earn the points. If not, it’s your partner’s turn to pick a Question. Click on the Home button to get back to the game board.
Keep track of your correct question and points on the score sheet to see who wins.
Supplies:
Partner
Pencil
Score Sheet

2. Out of This World Planets The Moon Vocabulary Eclipses Q1 10 Q5 10 Q920 Q6 20
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Q14 20 Q3 30 Q7 30
Q11 30
Q15 30 Q4 40 Q8 40
Q12 40
Q16 40

3. This planet is nearest to the sun.
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4. What is Mercury?
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5. It takes this planet 365 days to complete its orbit around the sun.
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6. What is Earth?
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7. This planet is covered with red rocks and rusty iron dust.
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8. What is Mars?
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9. This is the largest planet in the solar system.
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10. What is Jupiter?
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11. The pull of this keeps the moon in Earth’s orbit.
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12. What is gravity?
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13. When the moon shines, it’s because of reflection from this giant star.
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14. What is the sun?
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15. The moon orbits around this planet.
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16. What is Earth?
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17. On the moon, the sky is this color, even during the day.
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18. What is black?
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19. Someone who studies the stars and planets and other objects in space.
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20. Who is an astronomer?
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21. A glowing ball of gas that gives off its own light and heat.
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22. What is a star?
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23. A path through space followed by one thing around another.
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24. What is an orbit?
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25. To turn around an axis.
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26. What is rotate?
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27. An eclipse occurs when the _________ of one object moves in front of another to block its light.
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28. What is a shadow?
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29. When only part of the sun is blocked from Earth’s view, it is called a _______ solar eclipse.
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30. What is partial?
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31. This happens when the shadow of the Earth darkens the moon.
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32. What is a lunar eclipse?
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33. This happens when the moon passes in front of the sun and blocks the light to places on Earth’s surface.
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34. What is a solar eclipse?
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35. Visit these websites to learn more about our solar system:
Astro for Kids
Astonomy for Beginners
Astronomy for Kids
Nasa for Kids