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Aim: Astronomy Review Do Now: Find a partner from the opposite side of the room. Take a white board and a dry erase marker. Take out your notes and ESRT to help you.
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THIS IS
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With Host... Your
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100 200 300 400 500 Celestial Observations Terrestrial Observations Solar System Modern Astronomy Misc.
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A 100 If the distance between the Earth and the Moon were to double its current distance, would we still be able to see the phases of the moon like we do today?
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What is YES? A 100
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A 200 The passage of the Moon into Earth’s shadow causes a __________?
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What is a LUNAR ECLIPSE? A 200
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A 300 Why can the constellation Orion only be seen in the winter?
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What is the EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN? A 300
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When the moon casts a shadow on the Earth it is known as a __________. A 400
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What is a SOLAR ECLIPSE? A 400
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Tides are weakest when the Sun and Moon are in which positions? A 500
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What is perpendicular to the each other. A 500
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B 100 The motion of the foucault pendulum provides evidence of what?
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What is ROTATION? B 100
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B 200 Ocean currents exhibit the Coriolis effect as a result of what?
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What is ROTATION OF THWE EARTH? B 200
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The planetary winds in Earth’s northern hemisphere generally curve to the right due to Earth’s what? B 300
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What is SPIN ON AXIS? B 300
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The day and the year, as units of time, are based upon motions of what? B 400
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What is the EARTH? B 400
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B 500 Which device when placed on the moon would provide evidence of rotation?
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What is FOUCAULT PENDULUM? B 500
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C 100 Which object orbits the Earth in both the geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system?
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What is the MOON? C 100
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C 200 When the distance between the foci of an ellipse is increased, the eccentricity of the ellipse will do what?
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What is INCREASE? C 200
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C 300 Differences in Earth’s orbital velocity around the Sun are caused primarily by changes in the what?
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What is DISTANCE BETWEEN EARTH AND SUN? C 300
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DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
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C 400 The Jovian planets are composed primarily of what two elements?
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What are HYDGROGEN AND HELIUM? C 400
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C 500 The average temperature of the planets primarily does what as you go farther from the Sun?
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What is DECREASES? C 500
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D 100 Billions of stars in the same region of the universe are called what?
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What is a GALAXY? D 100
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The major evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory is what? D 200
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What is OBSERVATIONS OF THE DOPPLER RED SHIFT? D 200
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Light from an object moving really fast towards you would look what? D 300
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What is BLUER? D 300
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D 400 Approximately how many times larger is the Sun’s diameter compared to Earth’s diameter?
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What is 100 TIMES LARGER? D 400
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D 500 An astronomer can estimate the temperature of a star by observing its what?
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What is COLOR? D 500
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E 100 Small cool stars would most likely appear to be what color?
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What is RED? E 100
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E 200 What type of star is Polaris?
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What is a RED GIANT? E 200
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By using a spectroscope an astronomer can do what? E 300
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What is IDENTIFY ELEMENTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF A STAR? E 300
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E 400 Approximately how long did it take the moon to form?
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What is ONE MONTH? E 400
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E 500 Which planet’s diameter is approximately four times larger than Earth’s diameter?
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E 500 What is URANUS?
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The Final Jeopardy Category is: Elevation Click on screen to begin
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Click on screen to continue Stars are believed to undergo evolutionary changes over millions of years. The flowchart below shows stages of predicted changes in the Sun. According the this flow chart the Sun will become A) hotter and brighter in stage 2, then cooler and dimmer in stage 3 B) cooler and dimmer in stage 2, then hotter and brighter in stage 3 C) hotter and dimmer in stage 2, then cooler and brighter in stage 3 D) cooler and brighter in stage 2, then hotter and dimmer in stage 3
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Click on screen to continue What is COOLER AND BRIGHTER IN STAGE 2, THEN HOTTER AND DIMMER IN STAGE 3 (D)
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Thank You for Playing Jeopardy! GOOD LUCK TOMORROW ON YOUR EXAM!
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