Planets!
Space bodies!
Life Cycle of stars
Movements
DOUBLE ASTRONOMY JEOPARDY!
100

This is known as the red planet and has shown evidence that it may have had microscopic life on it long ago. 4th planet from the sun


What is Mars?

100

An object the goes around anothe object.

What is satellite or moon?

100

Stars are made mostly of which elements

What are hydrogen and helium?

100

Earth's revolution around the sun

What is 365.25 days?

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 used to be a planet, but it is classified as a dwarf planet. Now a trans-Neptunian object.

What is Pluto?

200

Frozen rock that melts as it come closer to the sun creating a tail-like structure

What is comet

200

Stage of our sun's life

What is the main sequence?

200

Earth's movement on its axis.

What is rotation?

200

Group of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Outer planets, Jovian planets, Gas planets.

300
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
300

Location in which you asteroids are found, this is between 2 planets.

What is asteroid belt?

300
Type of reaction taking place in stars

What is nuclear fusion?

300

When a planet is farthest from the Sun

What is aphelion?

300

Our closes galaxy neighbor

What is Andromeda?

400

The only planet with living things.

What is Earth?

400
Space bodies found beyond Neptune is called ____? Give one example.

What is Trans-Neptunian objects? Make Make, Humea, Pluto, Eris, etc.

400

Place in space where stars begin their life

What is a nebula?

400


The Moon goes around the Earth in about (1 day, 1 month, 1 year)

What is 1 month?

400

Give one scientific theory and one religious or philosophical theory of how the universe began

What is 

  • Big Bang Theory  
  • Steady State Theory  
  • Cyclic / Oscillating Universe  
  • Big Bounce Theory  
  • Multiverse / Eternal Inflation  

Religious and Philisophical

  • Creationism  
  • Intelligent Design
500
Gas planets are called

What is Jovian planets?

500

Differentiate meteoroid, meteor, and meterorite

  • Meteoroid: a small rock in space  
  • Meteor: the bright streak of light when it burns in Earth’s atmosphere (“shooting star”)  
  • Meteorite: the piece that survives and lands on Earth

    

500

2 results of the supernova.

What are blackhole and neutron stars?

500

When the earth is tilted towards or away from the sun it is called ______. When the earth is straight up, or it has an equal amount of daytime and nighttime, it isa called _____. 

What is are solstice and equinox?

500

Name the 4 terrestrial planets in order.

What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?