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Astronomy and Light Jeopardy
By Christine DeVries
Astronomers
&
Theories
These are the Latin
words for sun and
moon
The movement of
the Earth about the
Sun
This theory,
elucidated by
Ptolemy, places the
Earth at the center
of the universe
This famed
scientist
determined the two
factors that keep
the planets in orbit
This astronomer
showed that the
orbit of each planet
is an ellipse.
Astronomers
&
Theories
This theory states
that the planets
revolve around the
sun
Most astronomers
from this region
believed that the
universe is perfect
and unchangeable
He was the first
scientist to use a
telescope to look at
objects in the sky
This Polish
astronomer
believed in the
heliocentric
system
This metal-nosed
man observed the
position of planets,
providing data later
studied by Kepler
Light
Orange
wavelengths of
light are reflected
off of this
These are the
primary colors of
light
These substances
are used to color
paints or other
materials
These two colors
are additively
mixed to give
yellow
This term describes
any two colors that
are combined to
make white light
Light
The appearance of
water ahead on the
road on a summer
day
This occurs when
light rays hit a
bumpy or uneven
surface.
The bending of
light waves they
enter a different
medium
The definitions of
transparent,
opaque, &
translucent
This mirror forms
virtual or real
images
Earth, Moon,
& Sun
The main force
that changes the
tides
This movement
causes day and
night.
The phase of the
moon during a
lunar eclipse
The reasons for the
seasons
The darkest part of
the shadow of an
eclipse
Earth, Moon,
& Sun
This term describes
the lighter, larger
part of an eclipse’s
shadow
This tide occurs
when the moon is
at a 90 degree
angle from the
earth
Areas of cooler gas
in the photosphere
A tide with the
greatest difference
between low and
high tide
These are huge
looping explosions
of gas through the
chromosphere
Seeing
is
Believing
A person who can
see objects far
away but close
objects are blurry
The part of the eye
that looks black
This uses lenses or
mirrors to collect
and focus light
from distant
objects
The colored
muscle in the eye
This type of lens
produces a virtual
image
Seeing
is
Believing
This uses lenses to
focus light and
record an image of
an object
A short, thick
nerve that sends
signals generated
within the retina to
the brain
This lens is thicker
in the center then
at the edge
The clear lens that
protects the eyes
from dust
This term refers to
how light waves in a
laser beam all match
crest with crest,
trough with trough
It’s a Big, Big,
Big, Big
World!
The smallest planet
The two factors
that keep the
planets in orbit
The term for a
meteoroid that hits
Earth’s surface
The name of
Pluto’s moon
A streak of light in
the sky
or
“falling star”
It’s a Big, Big,
Big, Big
World!
The group of rocks
between Mars and
Jupiter
In this process,
hydrogen atoms
combine to form
helium and a lot of
energy
Gas Giants
A chunk of Rock
or Dirt in Space
This heavenly
body is sometimes
described as
“A dirty snowball”
Final
Jeopardy
The formal name
for a LASER
The three outer
layers of the sun
The correct order
of the planets
The type of image
on my retina right
now
The phases of the
moon, in order
(starting with the all dark phase)
These occur in
March, June,
September, and
December
When the moon is
in Earth’s umbra,
you see this
specific type of
eclipse
A telescope that
consists of two
convex lenses
What is a
refracting
telescope?
A telescope that
uses a large
concave mirror to
gather light
How long it takes
to complete the
cycle of the phases
of the moon
15,000,000 degrees
Celsius
When the moon
passes between the
Earth and the Sun
The fraction of the
moon that is
always lit
Answer: what is
half of the moon
An elongated circle
Q. What planet is I
hard for satellites
to take pictures of?
A. What is Venus?
a planet appears to
revolve in the
opposite direction?
A. What is
retrograde
rotation?
Q. What planet has
the most prominent
rings?
A. What is Saturn?
Q. What planet is
covered by over
75% water?
A. What is Earth?
Q: What
disappeared on
Neptune
A: What is The
Great Dark Spot?
A term used to
describe the four
inner planets