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Don’t Forget... Contestants
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…Always phrase your answers in the form of a question!
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Hands on your buzzers, its...
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? Changing View for $100 This planet has a rocky core and mantle of ice, ammonia, and methane which is surrounded by a generally featureless atmosphere. Y es NO
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Uranus Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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This is the Earth- centred model of the solar system What is…? Changing View for $200 Y es NO
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Geocentric model Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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These high-temperature eruptions of gases are found near sunspots What are…? Changing View for $300 Y es NO
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Solar flares Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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. What are…? Changing View for $400 Y es NO This celestial body orbits the sun and has a bright nucleus and a fainter tail which always points away from the sun.
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Comets Good Answer! Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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In a celestial body's orbit, this is an actual or apparent movement opposite to that of the usual east-to-west direction What is…? Changing View for $500 Y es NO
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Back to Game Retrograde Motion
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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These are the two main features of stars that the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram describes. What are…? The Lives of Stars for $100 Y es NO
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Back to Game 1. Luminosity 2. Temperature/colour
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What are…? The Lives of Stars for $200 Y es NO A group of stars connected by imaginary lines to form an image in the sky?
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Constellations Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is the…? The Lives of Stars for $300 Y es NO This is the hypothesis that many astronomers currently hold regarding how our solar system was developed.
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Solar Nebula Theory Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What are…? The Lives of Stars for $400 Y es NO These low mass stars consume their hydrogen very slowly over a period that may be as long as 100 billion years
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Red Dwarfs Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? The Lives of Stars for $500 Y es NO Using a spectroscope, astronomers can analyze the light from a star to tell us this..
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The star's chemical composition Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is a…? Exploring the Cosmos for $100 Y es NO This is a large accumulation of stars, dust and gas which is held together by gravity.
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Back to Game Galaxy
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is a…? Exploring the Cosmos for $200 Y es NO This is a small super-dense star that was thought to be a crushed remant of a large star that has exploded as a supernova.
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Back to Game Neutron Star
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What are…? Exploring the Cosmos for $300. Y es NO These are the three known types of galaxies.
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1. Spiral 2. Elliptical 3. Irregular Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is the…? Exploring the Cosmos for $400 This is the apparent change in frequency of sound, light, and other waves due to the relative motion between the observer and the wave source. Y es NO
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Doppler Effect Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? Exploring the Cosmos for $500 This is a method of indirectly measuring the distance by creating an imaginary triangle between the observer and an object whose distance is to be estimated. Y es NO
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Triangulation Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? Earth and Space for $100 Y es NO This effect on Earth is caused by the moon's gravitational pull towards it.
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Back to Game. Tides
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? Earth and Space for $200 Y es NO The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are caused partly by these tiny particles from the sun.
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Back to Game Solar wind
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is the…? Earth and Space for $300 Y es NO This is a natural process that traps heat in the atmosphere and prevents it from escaping into outer space.
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Back to Game Greenhouse Effect
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is the…? Earth and Space for $400 Y es NO This is the space surrounding a celestial body, such as the Earth, in which that body's magnetic field exists.
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Back to Game Magnetosphere
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? Earth and Space for $500 Y es NO This is a network of artificial satellites revolving around the Earth that send out continous location and time signals which are used as a navigational tool.
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Back to Game Global Positioning System (GPS)
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is the…? Space Stuff for $100 Y es NO Space rocks that exist in a band between Mars and Jupiter
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Back to Game Asteroid Belt
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What are…? Space Stuff for $200 Y es NO These are the planets in our solar system starting from the sun.
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Back to Game Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? Space Stuff for $300 Y es NO This is the reaction which occurs in stars like our sun to create immense heat and light energy.
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Fusion Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is…? Pick the Picture for $400 Y es NO
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Mars Back to Game
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500 100 200 300 100 300 200 300 200 100 200 500 300 200 100 400 The Changing View from Earth The Lives of Stars Earth and Space Earth and SpaceSpaceStuff Exploring the Cosmos
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What is the…? Pick the Picture for $500 Y es NO This is the space between stars.
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Iner-stellar medium.
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One light year is thought to be approximately this many Astronomical Units (AU). FINAL JEOPARDY What is...
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63 240 AU (approx. 60 000 AU)
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