Transcript Jeopardy - Effingham County Schools

Jeopardy
Models and
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Solar
system
Planets
Moon
Other
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Final Jeopardy
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Model that compares the motion of the planets
more accurately (Geocentric or heliocentric)
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What is Heliocentric?
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The scientist that believed in Geocentric?
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Who were Ptolemy and Aristotle?
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This theory was overturned by evidence
gathered by Galileo.
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What was geocentric?
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Telescopes are located on mountains
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What is to lessen the interference of Earth’s
atmosphere?
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Reflecting telescopes gather light with a
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What is a mirror?
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Length of time for moon to revolve once around
the Earth?
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What is a month?
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The largest
 Galaxy, solar system, universe, star
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What is the universe?
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Location of our solar system.
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Type answer to appear with a mouse-click here
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Study of the Universe.
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What is astronomy?
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Tail always points away from the Sun.
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What is a comet?
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Dense, rocky, inner
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What are terrestrial?
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Natural satellite around a planet
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What is a moon?
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This causes Earth to have more hours of
daylight in the summer than winter.
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What is Earth’s tilt?
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Time required for the Earth to orbit the Sun
once.
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What is a year or 365.25 days?
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For all 8 planets, a year is
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What is one period of revolution?
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The moon is in its waxing crescent phase. What
phase will you see next?
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What is first quarter?
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What is a waxing Crescent?
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What is a solar eclipse?
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Moon phase for a lunar eclipse
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What is a full moon?
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As the moon moves from full moon to last
quarter, it is in the _____________ part of the
lunar cycle.
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What is waning?
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Inner planet farthest from the Sun
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What is Mars?
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Light source for the moon
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What is the Sun?
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What is rotation?
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Half of the moon’s lit surface
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What is a quarter moon (first or last)?
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What is a lunar eclipse?
Final Jeopardy
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Comes before
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What is first quarter?