Download Space Jeopardy 2

Grade 9 Applied Science – Astronomy 1
The Night Sky
The Moon
The Planets
The Stars
The Sun
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A massive collection of gases
in space that produce and
emit light energy
What is a STAR?
A large, round celestial
object that travels
around a star
What is a PLANET?
Everything that exists
including all the millions of
galaxies together, plus all the
matter, energy and space
What is
the UNIVERSE?
Earth is part of this galaxy
What is the MILKY WAY?
We see the Moon because it
does this
What is
THE MOON
REFLECTS LIGHT
FROM THE SUN?
4.6 billion years ago
What is
the date when Earth’s Moon
was formed?
Circular or bowl-shaped holes
in surfaces caused by the
impact of a celestial object
What is a CRATER?
O
100 C
in direct sunlight
to
-100OC in the shade
What is
RANGE OF
SURFACE TEMPERATURES
ON THE MOON?
Today, the Moon is mostly
solid. When it was formed, it
was this
What is
MOLTEN ROCK?
A thin crust, a very thick
mantle, and a small and
partially liquid core
What are
THE THREE INTERIOR
LAYERS OF THE MOON?
Eight
What is
THE NUMBER OF PLANETS
IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
The closest planet to the Sun.
What is MERCURY?
The rings around Saturn are
composed of this material
What are ICE CRYSTALS?
The Outer Planets (Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune)
are also known by this name
What is GAS GIANTS?
This former planet is now
classified as a dwarf planet.
What is PLUTO?
300,000 km/s
What is
THE CONSTANT SPEED AT
WHICH LIGHT TRAVELS?
The time it takes light from
the Sun to reach the Earth
What is
EIGHT MINUTES?
The distance light travels in
one year
What is
a LIGHT YEAR?
Stars can be red, yellow,
white or blue in colour. The
colour of a star depends on
this
What is
SURFACE TEMPERATURE?
The amount of energy
released by a star every
second
What is LUMINOSITY?
A dark area on the Sun’s
surface that is cooler than the
area surrounding it
What is SUNSPOT?
Electrically-charged particles
that flow from the Sun’s
corona out into space
What is
SOLAR WIND?
Another name for
the Northern Lights
What is
the AURORA BOREALIS?
These produce the Sun’s
energy
What are
NUCLEAR REACTIONS?
The colour the Northern
Lights appear when the
Sun’s solar wind travel
along Earth’s magnetic
field and strike particles of
oxygen
What is GREEN?