2005 jeopardy (astronomy #1)
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Jeopardy!ASTRONOMY #1
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JEOPARDY!
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PLANETARY MOTIONS PLANETS STARS
OUTSIDE THE SOLAR
SYSTEM
IMPORTANT PEOPLE MISC.
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The three planetary motions are
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- REVOLUTION AROUND SUN- ROTATION ON ITS AXIS- TILT ON ITS AXIS
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The changing motion of a pendulum through the course of day supports
which planetary motion?
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ROTATION
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The path of the earth’s orbits around the sun is closer to which shape, a
circle or oval?
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CIRCLE
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Since the earth has an elliptical orbit, it has two
center points called
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FOCI
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The highest latitude in which the sun will be
directly overhead in the northern hemisphere is
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23.5* N
OR
THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
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The four inner planets are classified as
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TERESTRIAL PLANETS
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The largest planet in the solar system is
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JUPITER
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Gas-like planets are classified as
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JOVIAN PLANETS
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Which planet is the least dense?
Mercury, Mars, or Saturn
Daily Double!!!
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SATURN
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What is Saturn’s age?
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4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD
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The two variables that are used on the H-R diagram
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TEMPERATURE
AND
LUMINOSITY
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The majority of stars in the universe belong to
which group?
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THE MAIN SEQUENCE
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The largest, brightest, and hottest stars are called
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BLUE (SUPER) GIANTS
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Very hot, small stars which are the remnants of
burned-out red giants are called
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WHITE DWARFS
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An exploding star is called a
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SUPERNOVA
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Which galaxy is our solar system located in?
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THE MILKY WAY
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Name the three types of galaxies?
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-SPIRAL GALAXIES-ELLPTICAL GALXIES-IRREGULAR GALAXIES
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The most common element in the universe
is what?
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HYDROGEN
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Dust clouds in space are called
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NEBULA
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A object in space which traps all matter near it,
including light is a
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BLACK HOLE
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He is the first person credited with using a telescope to look at
planets and their moons
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GALILEO
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He determined the earth rotates on its axis using a
pendulum
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FOUCAULT
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He is currently the leading theorist about
black holes
Daily Double!!!
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STEPHEN HAWKINGS
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He determined the universe is currently
expanding
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EDWIN HUBBLE
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He changed is the father of modern
physics and is known for his formula of
E=mC^2
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ALBERT EINSTEIN
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The rate of rotation of the earth on its axis is
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15* PER HOUR
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Which eclipse occurs more frequently?
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LUNAR ECLIPSES
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Black spots on the sun created by intense
magnetic fields are called
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SUNSPOTS
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What evidence supports the idea that the universe
is expanding
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RED SHIFT(DOPPLER EFFECT)
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The bottom of black holes is called the
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SINGULARITY
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