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Jeopardy Theories General Astro Q’s Stars Seasons Moon Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy Science Galaxies
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$100 Question from Theories How old is Earth?
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$100 Answer from Theories 4.6 Billion years old
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$200 Question from Theories What is the most widely accepted theory about the Moon’s formation?
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$200 Answer from Theories Impact theory: a collision between Earth and another object 4.5 billion years ago, ejecting Earth’s outer layers, creating the moon.
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$300 Question from Theories What is the Big Bang?
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$300 Answer from Theories Theory that suggests the Origin and evolution of the Universe
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$400 Question from Theories How old is the sun?
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$400 Answer from Theories 5 billion years old
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$500 Question from Theories How was the Sun formed?
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$500 Answer from Theories A cloud of gas and dust collapse and fuse together due to gravity
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$100 Question from Galaxies What type of galaxy is the milky way?
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$100 Answer from Galaxies Spiral
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$200 Question from Galaxies What type of Galaxy is shown in this picture?
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$200 Answer Galaxies Spiral
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$300 Question Galaxies What type of galaxy is shown in this picture?
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$300 Answer Galaxies Elliptical
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$400 Question from Galaxies Explain a black hole.
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$400 Answer from Galaxies A region of space packed tightly with Matter and gravity that nothing even Light can escape.
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$500 Question from Galaxies Name AND describe all three types of galaxies.
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$500 Answer Galaxies Spiral – Pinwheel shaped Elliptical – Football shaped Irregular – No particular shape
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$100 Question from General Astro Q’s What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
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$100 Answer from General Astro Q’s Rotation is one spin around Earth’s axis (one day) Revolution is one trip around the sun (one year)
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$200 Question from General Astro Q’s What is an aurora?
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$200 Answer from General Astro Q’s The result of the particles from the Sun colliding with the gases in Earth’s magnetic field. Results in brilliant colors
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$300 Question from General Astro Q’s What direction does Earth rotate?
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$300 Answer from General Astro Q’s Counter-clockwise
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$400 Question from General Astro Q’s What is the difference in a waxing moon and a waning moon?
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$400 Answer from General Astro Q’s A waxing moon is increasing in light. A waning moon in decreasing in light.
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$500 Question from General Astro Q’s Describe the orbit of the Earth.
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$500 Answer from General Astro Q’s Aphelion-longest distance of a planet From the sun(foci) Perihelion-smallest distance of a planet From the sun(foci) Ellipse-shape of orbit (stretched circle)
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$100 Question from Stars What type of star is our sun?
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$100 Answer from Stars Main Sequence
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$200 Question from Stars What does a star become as it begins to die and cool down?
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$200 Answer from Stars White dwarf
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$300 Question from Stars On the H-R Diagram, which type of star is hottest? What color does it burn?
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$300 Answer from Stars Main sequence; blue
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$400 Question from Stars Name the 5 types of stars.
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$400 Answer from Stars Supergiants, Giants, Main Sequence, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars
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$500 Question from Stars What chemical reaction as a byproduct produces energy for stars?
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$500 Answer from Stars Fusion
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$100 Question from Seasons/moon What is it called when the length of day and night are equal?
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$100 Answer from Seasons/moon Equinox
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$200 Question from Seasons/moon What occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and Earth and throws a shadow on Earth?
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$200 Answer from Seasons/moon Solar Eclipse
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$300 Question from Seasons/moon Name the 4 seasons and their start Dates.
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$300 Answer from Seasons/moon Spring-03/21(2) Winter-12/21(2) Summer-06 /21(2) Fall-09 /21(2)
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$400 Question from Seasons/moon Why do seasons occur?
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$400 Answer from Seasons/moon Tilt of the earth + shape of earth= Different anglesAt which the sun’s rays hit the earth
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$500 Question from Seasons/moon Contrast lunar and solar eclipse.
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$500 Answer from Seasons/moon Solar Eclipse – Moon travels between Earth and Sun, blocking out the sun. Lunar Eclipse – Earth travels between Sun and Moon, creating a shadow on the moon, blocking it out.
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Final Jeopardy Name the phases of the moon in order and Describe what side is lit-up.
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Final Jeopardy Answer New moon-nothing is illuminated 1 st quarter-1/2 right side illuminated (waxing) Full moon-all of the moon is illuminated 3 rd /last quarter-left ½ side is illuminated (waning) Waning crescent-left side crescent is illuminated
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