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Astronomy Jeopardy Challenge

Test your knowledge on celestial bodies and Earth's movements through a series of engaging astronomy-related questions and answers in this Jeopardy-style game.

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Astronomy Jeopardy Challenge

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  1. THIS IS Jeopardy

  2. Your With Host... Mrs. Scott

  3. Jeopardy D- Moon Phases E- Teacher’s Choice B- Lesson 2 A- Lesson 1 C- Vocabulary 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  4. When it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? A- winter B- spring C- summer D- fall A 100

  5. When it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? A- winter A 100

  6. What is a clue that Earth is moving? A- The stars move around Earth. B- The seasons change during the year. C- You can feel Earth’s movement. D- You are moving right along with Earth. A 200

  7. What is a clue that Earth is moving? B- The seasons change during the year. A 200

  8. Which of the following is a reason day turns into night on Earth? A- Earth’s axis is tilted. B- Earth rotates from west to east. C- Earth revolves around the Sun. D- Earth’s gravity pulls on the Moon. A 300

  9. Which of the following is a reason day turns into night on Earth? B- Earth rotates from west to east. A 300

  10. Why can’t you feel Earth’s movement? A- Earth moves steadily and smoothly. B- Earth moves at a different speed than the Sun. C- Earth moves only a few times each day. A 400

  11. Why can’t you feel Earth’s movement? A- Earth moves steadily and smoothly. A 400

  12. What causes the seasons to change on Earth? A- the rotation of Earth B- hotness of the Sun C- the tilt of Earth D- nearness of the Sun A 500

  13. What causes the seasons to change on Earth? C- the tilt of Earth A 500

  14. What is the best description of the Sun? A- a giant-sized star nearest Earth B- a giant-sized star farthest from Earth C- a medium-sized star nearest Earth D- a medium-sized star farthest from Earth B 100

  15. What is the best description of the Sun? C- a medium-sized star nearest Earth B 100

  16. What event will occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in the positions shown in the illustration? A- full Moon B- solar eclipse C- lunar eclipse D- new Moon B 200

  17. What event will occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in the positions shown in the illustration? B- solar eclipse B 200

  18. As the Moon orbits Erath, which side of the Moon faces Earth? A – the dark side B- different side C- the same side D- crater side B 300

  19. As the Moon orbits Erath, which side of the Moon faces Earth? C- the same side B 300

  20. What occurs when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow? A- A new Moon occurs. B- A constellation forms. C- A solar eclipse occurs. D- A lunar eclipse occurs. B 400

  21. What occurs when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow? D- A lunar eclipse occurs. B 400

  22. What keeps Earth revolving around the Sun? A- the force of gravity B- the force of magnetism C- the pull of the outer planets D- the pull of the Moon B 500

  23. What keeps Earth revolving around the Sun? A- the force of gravity B 500

  24. Earth spins around its _____________ A- orbit B- revolution C- rotation D- axis C 100

  25. Earth spins around its _____________. D- axis C 100

  26. Earth completes one __________ each day. A- rotation B- revolution C- ellipse D- orbit C 200

  27. Earth completes one __________ each day. A- rotation C 200

  28. Earth’s path around the sun is shaped like a(n) ______________. A- eclipse B- ellipse C- orbit D- revolution C 300

  29. Earth’s path around the sun is shaped like a(n) ______________. B- ellipse C 300

  30. What is a constellation? A- a pattern of stars B- a group of planets C- several small asteroids D- the remains of stars C 400

  31. What is a constellation? A- a pattern of stars C 400

  32. What is the spinning of Earth around its axis called? A- revolution B- orbit C- ellipse D- rotation C 500

  33. What is the spinning of Earth around its axis called? D- rotation C 500

  34. What phase of the moon is shown? A- new Moon B- full Moon C- last quarter D- crescent D 100

  35. What phase of the moon is shown? B- full Moon D 100

  36. What phase of the moon is shown? A- new Moon B- full Moon C- last quarter D- crescent D 200

  37. What phase of the moon is shown? A- new Moon D 200

  38. What phase of the moon is shown? A- new Moon B- full Moon C- last quarter D- crescent D 300

  39. What phase of the moon is shown? D- crescent D 300

  40. What phase of the moon is shown? A- new Moon B- full Moon C- last quarter D- crescent D 400

  41. What phase of the moon is shown? C- last quarter D 400

  42. What phase of the moon is shown? A- new Moon B- full Moon C- first quarter D- crescent D 500

  43. What phase of the moon is shown? C- first quarter D 500

  44. The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west because A- it depends which hemisphere you’re in B- the Sun moves in the same direction as the Moon C- the Earth rotates from west to east E 100

  45. The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west because C- the Earth rotates from west to east E 100

  46. One reason seasons change on Earth is that _______ A- the Sun’s gravity is very strong B- Earth’s axis is tilted C- the Moon revolves around Earth D- Earth rotates around its own axis E 200

  47. One reason seasons change on Earth is that _______ B- Earth’s axis is tilted E 200

  48. The constellations seen in the Northern Hemisphere that never appear to rise or complete set are A- near Polaris. B- in Ursa Major. C- near the edge of the visible sky. D- the largest ones. E 300

  49. The constellations seen in the Northern Hemisphere that never appear to rise or complete set are A- near Polaris. E 300

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