Transcript Media Center Jeopardy

Vocabulary
Name That Constellat
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Astronomer
Starry
Night
Sun
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Vocabulary for 100
The path of one object
in space around another.
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orbit
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Vocabulary for 200
A force that is a
property of mass
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gravity
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Vocabulary for 300
One half of a sphere
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hemisphere
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Vocabulary for 400
An imaginary line through a
rotating object, around which
the object rotates
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Axis
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Vocabulary for 500
The amount of light energy produced by
a light source
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Luminosity
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Name That Astronomer for
100
This instrument is used by
astronomers to see distance
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telescope
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Name That Astronomer for
200
Name which is not an
astronomer: Galileo or
Swinney
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Swinney
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Name That Astronomer for
300
Name which is not an
astronomer: Aristotle or
Einstein
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Einstein
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Name That Astronomer for
400
Which is not an astronomer:
Copernicus or Capricorn?
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Capricorn
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Name That Astronomer for
500
Choose an astronomer we talked
about and tell at least two facts
about him.
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Answer varies
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Constellations for 100
Which constellation
is about a queen
attached to her
throne that spins
around in the night
sky?
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Cassiopeia
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Constellations for 200
Who is the hunter in
the night sky?
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Orion
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Constellations for 300
Why do different
cultures name the stars
different names?
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They named them
after things they
could relate to
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Constellations for 400
Which country sees the same
constellation as the United
States? Australia, England,
South Africa or New Zealand
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England
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Constellations for 500
Name a constellation and
explain the legend you
enjoyed learning about. (You
cannot pick Orion or
Cassiopeia)
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Answers will vary
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Starry Night for 100
A cloud of gas and dust
in space is
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nebula
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Starry Night for 200
The collapsed core of a
Sun-sized star
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White Dwarf
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Starry Night for 300
The explosion of a large star
which may briefly produce
more light than an entire
galaxy.
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Super Nova
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Starry Night for 400
A very young star which
has not yet begun to
shine.
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Protostar
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Starry Night for 500
A stage in the life cycle of
many stars when they
increase in size and begin the
conversion of helium to
carbon.
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Red Giant
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SUN for 100
The sun’s visible surface
is the
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photosphere
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SUN for 200
This is what we know as
sun protection factor
found in sunscreens
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SPF
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SUN for 300
Name at least 2 ways
the sun is helpful
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SUN for 400
Name at least 2 ways
the sun is harmful
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SUN for 500
Look at the diagram of
the sun…
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FINAL JEOPARDY
The category is
Solar System
FINAL JEOPARDY
What is the difference between the
models of the solar system known as
geocentric and heliocentric?
FINAL JEOPARDY