Planets!
The Sun!
Natural Objects In Space!
Man Made Objects in Space!
DOUBLE ASTRONOMY JEOPARDY!
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This planet is the third rock from the Sun. It has a large amount of water on its surface and is the only planet currently with conditions that sustain life as we know it.

What is Earth?

100

In total, we have eight planets in our solar system, but we only have one ____, which is our sun.

What are stars?

100

These are large bodies that orbit stars!

What are planets?

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

Most notable for it's ring, this planet is the sixth one away from the sun and the second largest in our solar system.

What is Saturn?

200

Small and recently re-classified as a dwarf planet, this is the littlest planet found furthest out in our solar system.

What is Pluto?

200
The sun, and all bodies that orbit around it form this.
What is the solar system?
200
This is a HUGE system of gas, dust, and stars. Our solar system is found at one of the far edges of it.
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
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

This is a small, rocky, and sometimes metallic object that can often be found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter - or in the Keiper Belt

What is an asteroid?

300

This is the largest planet in the solar system and has the Great Red Spot.

What is Jupiter?

300

It takes this many days to travel (orbit) around the sun.

What is 365 days?

300

This is a chunk of matter that enters our atmosphere and is heated by friction with the air to the point of burning up as it falls towards the Earth. It is sometimes referred to as a "shooting star."

What is a meteor?

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

This object is often referred to as the natural satellite of the Earth, since it orbits our planet and can be viewed throughout it's many phases.

What is the moon?

400
This is known as the red planet, and has shown evidence that it may have had microscopic life on it long ago.
What is Mars?
400

This is the innermost part of the sun where it's energy is generated.

What is the core?

400

When a star collapses in on itself, it can either form a neutron star or this, which lets nothing escape it.

What is a black hole?

400

These are the two rovers launched from Florida that are currently exploring and observing the surface of Mars.

What are Curiosity and Perseverance?

400

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?

500

This "ice giant" is the 8th planet from the Sun, and is largely colored blue.

Fun fact: it has at least five rings.

What is Neptune?

500

The sun's rays strike Earth most directly along this imaginary line around Earth.

What is the equator?

500

The event of a star collapsing in on itself.

What is a supernova?

500

This is the telescope launched after Hubble that has already discovered lots of information about the early universe.

What is the James Webb Telescope?

500

This is a large rotating cloud of dust and hydrogen gas where stars are born.

What is a nebula?