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Final Jeopardy
Question 1
The path Earth takes as it
revolves is known as it’s
_________.
Answer 1
Orbit
Question 2
The point in Earth’s orbit
that at which daylight hours
are at their greatest or
fewest is known as:
Answer 2
A solstice
Question 3
The point in Earth’s
orbit at which the
hours of daylight and
darkness are equal is
known as:
Answer 3
An equinox
Question 4
Rotation is:
Answer 4
The spinning of Earth on it’s axis
Question 5
What is the outer layer of the sun,
where energy moves to surface?
Answer 5
Convection Zone
Question 6
__________ is to travel in a
close path around an object.
Answer 6
Revolve
Question 7
Darker, cooler areas in the photosphere
are known as:
Answer 7
Sunspots
Question 8
Which layer is known as
the surface of the sun?
Answer 8
The photosphere
Question 9
The sun’s
atmosphere is
known as the:
Answer 9
Corona
Question 10
A(n) ___________ occurs when an
object passes through the shadow of
another.
Answer 10
Eclipse
Question 11
Name the inner planets.
Answer 11
Venus, Mercury,
Earth, Mars
Question 12
Name the outer planets:
Answer 12
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune
Question 13
Name the parts of a comet:
Answer 13
Tail, coma, and nucleus
Question 14
___________are balls of
ice and rock that circle the
sun from two regions
beyond the orbit of
Neptune.
Answer 14
Comets
Question 15
Give two facts about
Halley’s Comet.
Answer 15
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Short term comet (75-76 years)
First spotted in 240 BC
Discovered by Edmund Halley
Will reappear in 2061
Reflects only 4% of the light it
receives
6. 9 miles long, 5 miles thick
7. Dirty snowball- made of ice, gas,
dust
8. Elliptical orbit
Question 16
What causes the Earth/Moon
system to orbit the sun?
Answer 16
Sun’s gravity
Question 17
What causes different phases of
The moon?
Answer 17
As the moon orbits, the
position in the sky changes
causing phases
Question 18
Where is the Kuiper
Belt located?
Answer 18
Beyond the orbit of
Neptune
Question 19
Where is the Asteroid Belt
located?
Answer 19
Between Mars and Jupiter.
Question 20
Which type of eclipse is the
following?
Sun
Moon
Earth
Answer 20
Solar Eclipse
Question 21
_______ are pieces of rock that
might have been leftover from
the formation of planets.
Answer 21
Asteroids
Question 22
The tilt of the earth, along with its
changing position in orbit is what
allows us to have ___________.
Answer 22
Seasons
Question 23
What is a comet made up of?
Answer 23
Ice, gas, dust
Question 24
Which moon phase is this?
Answer 24
Waxing Gibbous
Question 25
Which moon phase is this?
Answer 25
Waning Crescent
Final Jeopardy
What year did Edmund
Halley discover Halley’s
Comet?
Final Jeopardy Answer
1682