2. Welcome To Planetary Jeopardy

3. Enjoy Planetary Jeopardy Choose players or groups - Individuals or Teams can play! When a player knows an answer, he or she is to raise a hand to answer if playing in a group, or say Beep and answer if playing with one other person. Player #1 or Team #1 chooses a category and question dollar amount first. Teacher or MC reads the answer completely, then contestants can respond. After a response is given by a player, click anywhere on the slide to see the correct response. Scores can be recorded by the teacher or MC. Then, click To Game Board and continue the game until all categories are finished.

4. Can You Planet? Roman Gods Take a Spin Houston, we have a problem Dont Moon Me Game Board $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

5. The smallest of the planets $100

6. What is Pluto? $100 To Game Board

7. Separates the inner and outer planets $200

8. What is the asteroid belt? $200 To Game Board

9. Has a giant red spot believed to be storms $300

10. What is Jupiter? $300 To Game Board

11. The hottest of all planets $400

12. What is Venus? $400 To Game Board

13. Has the largest volcano in the entire solar system $500

14. What is Mars? $500 To Game Board

15. Named for the Roman god of time, our 6 th day is derived from this name $100

16. Who was Saturn? $100 To Game Board

17. Name for the winged messenger of the gods, known for his speed $200

18. Who was Mercury? $200 To Game Board

19. Named for Gaia, who gave birth to the sea and sky $300

20. What is Earth? $300 To Game Board

21. He was god of the underworld $400

22. Who was Pluto? $400 To Game Board

23. His symbol is a lightning bolt and his Greek equivalent is Zeus. $500

24. Who is Jupiter? $500 To Game Board

25. It takes approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes to make one complete turn on its axis. $100

26. What is Earth? $100 To Game Board

27. It has a day most similar to that of Earth. $200

28. What is Mars? $200 To Game Board

29. Until 1999, these planets had changed orbits $300

30. What are Pluto and Neptune? $300 To Game Board

31. One year on this planet equals 248 Earth years. $400

32. What is Pluto? $400 To Game Board

33. The planet that turns the slowest on its axis, creating the longest day in the solar system. $500

34. What is Venus? $500 To Game Board

35. The Viking spacecraft showed that its atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide and that life as we know it probably never existed. $100

36. What is Mars? $100 To Game Board

37. Satellite maps showed a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. $200

38. What is Earth? $200 To Game Board

39. Only the Hubble Telescope has sent back pictures of this far away planet. $300

40. What is Pluto? $300 To Game Board

41. Pioneer 11 sent back information about its giant red spot. $400

42. What is Jupiter? $400 To Game Board

43. Launched by the Soviets, Venera 7 was the first spacecraft to land on this planet, or any other planet $500

44. What was Venus? $500 To Game Board

45. Luna $100

46. What is the name of Earths moon? $100 To Game Board

47. Ganymede, belonging to this planet, is the largest moon in the solar system. $200

48. What is Jupiter? $200 To Game Board

49. Phobos $300

50. What is one moon of Mars? $300 To Game Board

51. Its single moon is almost as large as the planet itself. $400

52. What is Pluto? $400 To Game Board

53. This planets moon orbits the planet backwards. $500

54. What is Neptune? (Triton) $500 To Game Board

55. Final Jeopardy Category: _________ Click for Answer

56. This was the first planet to be discovered with the use of a telescope. Click to see the correct response!

57. What is Uranus Exit Game

58. Thank You for Playing Acknowledgements: Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Jeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003

59. Be Curious… Read & Learn More about ________!