1. http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/ http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/ Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 68588-0111 fulcrum2@unl.edu 402-472-8685 Astronomy and Light Jeopardy By Christine DeVries fulcrum2@unl.edu

2. Astronomers & Theories

3. These are the Latin words for sun and moon

4. The movement of the Earth about the Sun

5. This theory, elucidated by Ptolemy, places the Earth at the center of the universe

6. This famed scientist determined the two factors that keep the planets in orbit

7. This astronomer showed that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse.

8. Astronomers & Theories

9. This theory states that the planets revolve around the sun

10. Most astronomers from this region believed that the universe is perfect and unchangeable

11. He was the first scientist to use a telescope to look at objects in the sky

12. This Polish astronomer believed in the heliocentric system

13. This metal-nosed man observed the position of planets, providing data later studied by Kepler

14. Light

15. Orange wavelengths of light are reflected off of this

16. These are the primary colors of light

17. These substances are used to color paints or other materials

18. These two colors are additively mixed to give yellow

19. This term describes any two colors that are combined to make white light

20. Light

21. The appearance of water ahead on the road on a summer day

22. This occurs when light rays hit a bumpy or uneven surface.

23. The bending of light waves they enter a different medium

24. The definitions of transparent, opaque, & translucent

25. This mirror forms virtual or real images

26. Earth, Moon, & Sun

27. The main force that changes the tides

28. This movement causes day and night.

29. The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse

30. The reasons for the seasons

31. The darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse

32. Earth, Moon, & Sun

33. This term describes the lighter, larger part of an eclipse’s shadow

34. This tide occurs when the moon is at a 90 degree angle from the earth

35. Areas of cooler gas in the photosphere

36. A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tide

37. These are huge looping explosions of gas through the chromosphere

38. Seeing is Believing

39. A person who can see objects far away but close objects are blurry

40. The part of the eye that looks black

41. This uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light from distant objects

42. The colored muscle in the eye

43. This type of lens produces a virtual image

44. Seeing is Believing

45. This uses lenses to focus light and record an image of an object

46. A short, thick nerve that sends signals generated within the retina to the brain

47. This lens is thicker in the center then at the edge

48. The clear lens that protects the eyes from dust

49. This term refers to how light waves in a laser beam all match crest with crest, trough with trough

50. It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!

51. The smallest planet

52. The two factors that keep the planets in orbit

53. The term for a meteoroid that hits Earth’s surface

54. The name of Pluto’s moon

55. A streak of light in the sky or “falling star”

56. It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!

57. The group of rocks between Mars and Jupiter

58. In this process, hydrogen atoms combine to form helium and a lot of energy

59. Gas Giants

60. A chunk of Rock or Dirt in Space

61. This heavenly body is sometimes described as “A dirty snowball”

62. Final Jeopardy

63. The formal name for a LASER

64. The three outer layers of the sun

65. The correct order of the planets

66. The type of image on my retina right now

67. The phases of the moon, in order (starting with the all dark phase)

68. These occur in March, June, September, and December

69. When the moon is in Earth’s umbra, you see this specific type of eclipse

71. A telescope that consists of two convex lenses What is a refracting telescope?

72. A telescope that uses a large concave mirror to gather light

73. How long it takes to complete the cycle of the phases of the moon

74. 15,000,000 degrees Celsius

75. When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun

76. The fraction of the moon that is always lit Answer: what is half of the moon

77. An elongated circle

78. Q. What planet is I hard for satellites to take pictures of? A. What is Venus?

79. Q. What is it when a planet appears to revolve in the opposite direction? A. What is retrograde rotation?

80. Q. What planet has the most prominent rings? A. What is Saturn?

81. Q. What planet is covered by over 75% water? A. What is Earth?

82. Q: What disappeared on Neptune A: What is The Great Dark Spot?

83. A term used to describe the four inner planets