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Astronomy Unit Test JeopardyAstronomy Unit Test Jeopardy$100 $200 $300 $400 Daily Double

Earth Earth Earth Earth Earth

Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon

Galaxies Galaxies Galaxies Galaxies Galaxies

Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun

Stars Stars Stars Stars Stars

Orbits Orbits Orbits Orbits Orbit

Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

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Earth rotates once every ___

24 hours

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Earth revolves around the ___ and takes ___

Sun…..365days(year)

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Why does Earth have seasons?

The tilt of the Earth causes the sun’s light to hit different regions at different angles

during different times of the year

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Earth is tilted at what angle?

23.5 degrees

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Describe why there are tides on Earth?

Moon’s gravitational pull as it revolves around Earth

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What causes the phases of the moon?

The change of the

amount of the lit surface

that we can see

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The moon’s rotation is equal to its ___, so we always see the same side of the

moon from Earth

Revolution

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What is a solar eclipse?

Sun, moon, Earth are aligned so the moon blocks out the sun

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What is a lunar eclipse?

Sun, Earth, and moon are aligned so the Earth’s shadow covers the moon

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How large is the moon compared to Earth?

About ¼ the diameter of Earth

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Earth is in what galaxy?

The Milky Way

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What type of galaxy is this:

Spiral More Questions

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What type of galaxy is this:

EllipticalMore Questions

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What type of galaxy is this:

Irregular

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Where are stars born?

Nebula

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What type of star is the sun?

Yellow, medium mass

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How does the sun produce energy?

Nuclear Fusion

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What is a solar prominence?

A looping burst that

connects 2 sunspots

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What is a solar flare?

Eruptions of gas from

the sun’s surface

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Name the layers of the sun

starting with the core

(Inner) Core,Radiation zone, convection zone

(Surface) Photosphere, chromosphere, corona

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How are stars classified?

Magnitude

Color

Size

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What are most stars composed of?

Hydrogen and Helium

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What do spectrographs

tell us about stars?

Chemical composition

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What color are the hottest stars?

What color are the coolest stars?

Blue

Red

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Describe what this is and how it works:

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Where are asteroids found?

Asteroid belt is between

Mars and Jupiter

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What 2 forces keep planets in orbit?

Gravity

and Inertia

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Describe the inner planets

Rocky surfaces

and smaller than

the outer planets

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Describe the outer planets

Large and gaseous

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What are comets and

describe their orbit

Densely packed rock and ice formations

Orbit is an ellipse shape

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What is a light-year?

The distance light travels in a year

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What is an AU?

Astronomical unit – distance from Earth to the sun (93 million miles or 150 million km)

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How was the moon formed?

Planet size object hit Earth

and ejected debris combined

together to form moon

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What is solar wind?

Electrically charged

particles from

the Corona

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How are auroras formed?

Solar wind comes in contact with Earth’s magnetosphere resulting in bright glowing

colors at the poles

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