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Astronomy Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 Daily Double Earth Moon
Galaxies Sun Stars Orbits Orbit Miscellaneous
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $100
Earth rotates once every ___ 24 hours More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $200
Earth revolves around the ___ and takes ___ Sun…..365days(year) More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $300
Why does Earth have seasons? The tilt of the Earth causes the sun’s light to hit different regions at different angles during different times of the year More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – $400
Earth is tilted at what angle? 23.5 degrees More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Earth – DAILY DOUBLE!!
Describe why there are tides on Earth? Moon’s gravitational pull as it revolves around Earth More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $100
What causes the phases of the moon? The change of the amount of the lit surface that we can see More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $200
The moon’s rotation is equal to its ___, so we always see the same side of the moon from Earth Revolution More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $300
What is a solar eclipse? Sun, moon, Earth are aligned so the moon blocks out the sun More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Moon – $400
What is a lunar eclipse? Sun, Earth, and moon are aligned so the Earth’s shadow covers the moon More Questions
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How large is the moon compared to Earth? About ¼ the diameter of Earth More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $100
Earth is in what galaxy? The Milky Way More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $200
What type of galaxy is this: Spiral More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $300
What type of galaxy is this: Elliptical More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Galaxies – $400
What type of galaxy is this: Irregular More Questions
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Where are stars born? Nebula More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $100
What type of star is the sun? Yellow, medium mass More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $200
How does the sun produce energy? Nuclear Fusion More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $300
What is a solar prominence? A looping burst that connects 2 sunspots More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – $400
What is a solar flare? Eruptions of gas from the sun’s surface More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Sun – DAILY DOUBLE!
Name the layers of the sun starting with the core (Inner) Core,Radiation zone, convection zone (Surface) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $100
How are stars classified? Magnitude Color Size More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $200
What are most stars composed of? Hydrogen and Helium More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $300
What do spectrographs tell us about stars? Chemical composition More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – $400
What color are the hottest stars? What color are the coolest stars? Blue Red More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Stars – DAILY DOUBLE!
Describe what this is and how it works: More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $100
Where are asteroids found? Asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $200
What 2 forces keep planets in orbit? Gravity and Inertia More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $300
Describe the inner planets Rocky surfaces and smaller than the outer planets More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – $400
Describe the outer planets Large and gaseous More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Orbits – DAILY DOUBLE!!
What are comets and describe their orbit Densely packed rock and ice formations Orbit is an ellipse shape More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $100
What is a light-year? The distance light travels in a year More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $200
What is an AU? Astronomical unit – distance from Earth to the sun (93 million miles or 150 million km) More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $300
How was the moon formed? Planet size object hit Earth and ejected debris combined together to form moon More Questions
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Astronomy Unit Test Jeopardy Miscellaneous – $400
What is solar wind? Electrically charged particles from the Corona More Questions
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How are auroras formed? Solar wind comes in contact with Earth’s magnetosphere resulting in bright glowing colors at the poles More Questions
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