Transcript Astronomy Jeopardy

Stars
Meteors,
Galaxies The Sun Planets
Etc.
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A hot, glowing
sphere of gas that
produces energy
by fusion
What is a star?
The large cloud of
dust and gas from
which a star is
formed
What is a Nebula?
The two factors
that determine
how bright a star
appears
What are distance
and actual
brightness?
The temperature
at which fusion
takes place inside
a nebula to form a
star
What is
10,000,000º
Celcius
The chemical
reaction that takes
place inside a star
to cause the
release of energy
Hydrogen fusion
A large group of
stars, gas and dust
held together by
gravity
What is a galaxy?
The name of the
galaxy that we live
in
What is the Milky
Way Galaxy?
The most common
galaxy; It is
football shaped
What is an
Elliptical Galaxy?
A galaxy that
curves outward
from a central
hub which
resembles a
pinwheel
What is a Spiral
Galaxy?
Term used to
describe galaxies
that don’t have
consistent shapes
or sizes
What is an
Irregular Galaxy?
What is the Core?
What are Sunspots?
What is the
Radiation Zone?
What is the
Convection Zone?
What is the
Photosphere?
One and a half
times larger than
all other planets
combined
What is Jupiter?
The collective
name for
Mercury, Venus,
Earth and Mars
What are the
Terrestrial
Planets?
Currently the
farthest planet
from the sun
What is Pluto?
The four gaseous
giant planets
What are Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus
and Neptune?
The most
spectacular storm
on Jupiter
What is the Great
Red Spot?
A meteor once it
hits the Earth’s
surface
What is a
meteorite?
A Meteoroid once
it enters the
Earth’s
atmosphere
What is a meteor?
A large chunk of
rock traveling
through space
What is an
Asteroid?
A large chunk of ice, dust,
frozen gases and rock
fragments traveling
through space pulled by
orbit of the Sun’s gravity
What is a Comet?
The Asteroid Belt
is between these
two planets
What are Mars
and Jupiter?