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The template for “This is Jeopardy” was downloaded from www.NewYorkScienceTeacher.com . The questions and answers were modified to be used with SolarMax IMAX. Many definitions and questions are from New York State Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Science Test by Edward J. Denecke, Jr., M.A., copyright 2006 by Barrow’s Educational Series, Inc. To display an item, enter identifier in “Find” in format: (A-F) space (100-500) THIS IS With Your Host... Ancient Observers The First Theories Telescopes From Earth Phenomena Figured Out Discoveries From Space Numerical Facts 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 This is the angle between the horizon and an object seen in the sky with the observer at the vertex. A 100 What is altitude? A 100 This is June 21. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is when the altitude of the Sun at noon stops increasing. It is the longest day of the year. A 200 What is summer solstice? A 200 This is December 21. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is when the altitude of the Sun at noon stops decreasing. It is the shortest day of the year. A 300 What is winter solstice? A 300 This is March 21 and September 23, when the Sun at noon is overhead and days and nights are 12 hours. A 400 What is an equinox? A 400 This occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, blocking our view of the Sun. A 500 What is a solar eclipse? A 500 This is the path that a revolving object follows, such as the Moon revolving around the Earth, and the Earth revolving around the Sun. B 100 What is an orbit? B 100 This was an Egyptian astronomer who thought the Earth is at the center of our solar system and the Sun and other planets revolve around the Earth. B 200 Who was Ptolemy? B 200 This is the name of the model that Ptolemy developed. It is NOT correct. The Earth is not at the center of our solar system and the Sun and other planets do not revolve around the Earth. B 300 What is the geocentric model? B 300 This was an astronomer who thought the Sun is at the center of our solar system and the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. B 400 Who was Copernicus? B 400 This is the name of the model that Copernicus developed. It is correct. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. B 500 What is the heliocentric model? B 500 This is a change in the position of two objects in relation to one another. The motion of an object is always judged relative to some other object or point. C 100 What is relative motion? C 100 This is the astronomer who invented the telescope. He agreed with Copernicus that the heliocentric model is correct. C 200 Who was Galileo? C 200 This is the number of days it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun. C 300 What is an Earth year? C 300 DAILY Place A Wager DOUBLE C 400 These are the 6 colors in visible light that humans can see. Hints: Color is the sensation produced when light waves strike the retina of the eye. Not white, because white is a mixture of all of these colors. These 6 colors can be combined to create thousands of colors. C 400 What are: red orange yellow green blue violet ? C 400 This is a colored glow around and close to a shining body, such as the Sun. C 50 What is a corona? C 500 This is the force of attraction that exists between all matter. It causes the moon to stay in its orbit around the Earth and the Earth around the Sun. D 100 What is gravity? D 100 This is a region of space around a magnet in which magnetic forces exist. D 200 What is a magnetic field? D 200 This is the transfer of heat from electromagnetic waves that travel through space. Hint: Heat can be transferred from one place to another in 3 ways: conduction, radiation, and convection. Examples: When you sit in front of a campfire, you are warmed by heat energy transferred from the fire to you. We are warmed by the Sun in this way.. D 300 What is radiation? D 300 These are light waves classified by their wavelengths. Most of the waves are visible light and infrared. Many different electromagnetic waves come from the Sun because it contains particles moving at many different speeds. D 400 What is the electromagnetic spectrum? D 400 These are lights in the sky created when both the Sun and the Earth emit magnetic fields at their poles and ignite electrons in-between. D 500 What is the aurora? D 500 This is a cluster of billions of stars. Our Sun is in the Milky Way. E 100 What is a galaxy? E 100 Matter can exist in four different states called phases. Three we see on Earth: liquid, solid and gas. This is the 4th phase of matter. It is an extremely hot, electrically charged, gaseous material. Stars, including our Sun, are made of this. It makes up 99% of the visible matter in the universe. It is rare on Earth, found mainly in lightning, fluorescent bulbs, and laboratories.E 200 What is plasma? E 200 This is a peak of violence that occurs when Sun’s southnorth magnetic poles reverse. It occurs every 11 years with unimaginable violence. E 300 What is SolarMax? E 300 This is an invisible magnetic shield that protects us from deadly particles that are thrown out by the Sun. E 400 What is the magnetosphere? E 400 These are the elements that the Sun is mainly composed of. E 500 What are hydrogen and helium? E 500 This is the distance the Sun is from Earth. F 100 What is 93 million miles? F 100 This is how long it takes light from the Sun to reach the Earth. F 200 What is 8 minutes? F 200 This is the age of the Sun. F 300 What is 5 billion years? F 300 This is the surface temperature of the Sun. F 400 What is 11,000° Fahrenheit? F 400 This is how much stronger the Sun’s gravity is than the Earth’s. F 500 What is 28 times? F 500 Final Jeopardy These are the names of the light waves in the electromagnetic spectrum, from longest to shortest. What are: radio waves microwaves infrared light visible light ultraviolet light x-rays gamma rays ? Thank You for Playing Jeopardy! GOOD LUCK TOMORROW ON YOUR EXAM! Questions and answers provided by Kathleen McCarty. Email: [email protected]