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The Solar System
The Sun!
Man-made Objects In Space!
Physics!
DOUBLE ASTRONOMY JEOPARDY!
100

This planet experiences the most extreme temperature variations between day and night.

What is Mercury?

100
These are dark areas on the sun's surface.
What are sunspots?
100

These are human made objects which have been sent into orbit around Earth to relay communications, take pictures, and perform other tasks.

What are satellites?

100

The acceleration of gravity.

What is 9.8 m/s^2?

100
This is a non-contact force that acts on objects. If two objects are placed in space, they will be drawn towards each other by this force.
What is gravity?
200

This planet has the most moons in the solar system

What is Saturn?

200
The sun, and all bodies that orbit around it form this.
What is the solar system?
200
This fortress orbiting the earth is where many astronauts and researchers live. It was built by the efforts combined by many countries around the world and often has space shuttles dock with it to drop off supplies and exchange crew members.
What is the International Space Station?
200

Sound travels faster through air or water?!

What is water?

200
This is a small, orbiting body made up of dust, ice, and frozen gases. The solid center of this is its nucleus, and like all objects in the solar system it orbits the sun.
What is a comet?
300

This  region beyond Neptune contains many icy bodies, including dwarf planets like Pluto.

What is the Kuiper Belt?

300
All objects in the solar system travel around the sun in this kind of orbit that is not circular, but more oval shaped.
What is elliptical orbit?
300
This giant mechanism orbits the earth and can see things and places very far away in space. It also takes pictures which are sent back to Earth for scientists to research.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
300

The four forces in nature.

What is gravitational, electromagnetic, strong, and weak forces?

300
In this process, the nuclei of atoms fuse together to form a larger nucleus.
What is nuclear fusion?
400

This planet rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees

What is Uranus?

400
This is the innermost part of the sun where it's energy is generated.
What is the core?
400
These are the two rovers that are currently exploring and observing the surface of Mars.
What is Spirit and Opportunity?
400

The physicist who discovered the electron.

Who is JJ Thomson?

400

This is a large rotating cloud of dust and hydrogen gas.

What is a nebula?

500

This is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system, include which planet its found on.

What is Olympus Mons, located on Mars?

500
The sun's rays strike Earth most directly along here.
What is the equator?
500

This is the lander craft that within the last decade brought two rovers to Mars to investigate.

What is The Phoenix?

500

LASER stands for...

What is Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation?

500
This planet takes 163 Earth years (365 days = 1 Earth year) to orbit around the sun once!
What is Neptune?