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Astronomy Test Review: Sun, Stars & Constellations

Get ready for Mr. Reed's Astronomy Test Review Game! Explore topics such as the Sun, stars, constellations, seasons, the Moon, eclipses, meteors, comets, and asteroids. Test your knowledge and have fun!

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Astronomy Test Review: Sun, Stars & Constellations

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  1. JEOPARDY! Click Once to Begin Mr. Reed’s Astronomy Test Review Game!

  2. JEOPARDY! The Sun Stars & Constellations Seasons The Moon Eclipses Meteors, Comets, & Asteroids 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  3. How is energy produced in the Sun?

  4. What is the visible surface of the Sun called?

  5. What is the cloud of gas that surrounds the Sun called?

  6. What are the dark patches on the Sun called?

  7. How long does it take for the Sun’s light to reach Earth?

  8. What is a constellation?

  9. Why do constellations move in our night sky by season?

  10. What is another name for the star Polaris?

  11. What constellation is most prominent or visible in the Winter sky?

  12. What is another name for the Ursa Major constellation?

  13. Why do we have seasons here on Earth?

  14. What direction is the Earth’s axis pointed during the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere?

  15. What is another name for the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

  16. Daily Double!!! How many seasons do the North and South Poles experience?

  17. What is it called when the hours of daylight and darkness are the same in both hemispheres on or about March 20?

  18. Why do we see different phases or views of the moon throughout the month?

  19. What is it called when the moon lies between the Sun and the Earth and the side of the moon facing the Earth is not visible?

  20. When the moon is aligned with the Sun and the Earth with the Earth in the middle and we see the entire moon.

  21. The term used to describe a moon when we are seeing more and more of the moon.

  22. The term used to describe a moon that is less than a quarter moon.

  23. Created when the Earth lies between the moon and the sun.

  24. Created when the moon lies between the Earth and the Sun creating a shadow on the Earth.

  25. What is the rarest type of eclipse to occur or see?

  26. Explain the difference between a total eclipse and a partial eclipse?

  27. Why do eclipses not occur every month on the moon’s orbit around the Earth?

  28. Where most known asteroids are located

  29. The common name for a meteor streaking across the sky

  30. The direction the tail of a comet points

  31. A meteor that strikes the Earth’s surface

  32. A mass of frozen gases, cosmic dust, and rocky particles orbiting the sun in an elliptical orbit

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