Winter Jeopardy (NMS)

Planets

100

The third planet from the sun

Earth

200

The most common example of a dwarf planet 

Pluto

300

This planet rotates on its side

Uranus

400

This planet has very strong winds and is very cold 

Neptune 

500

The solar system's gas giants are...

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 

Space

100

What do we call the distance between the Earth and the Sun?

An astronomical unit 

200

What do we call the event when a star explodes and dies?

A supernova

300

What is the best theory for how the universe was formed?

The big bang

400

How many stars do we have in our solar system?

One. The sun.

500

The force that holds our solar system, galaxies, and everything else together.

Gravity

Weather

100

What is the most abundant element in the atmosphere?

Nitrogen

200

What layer of the atmosphere do we find the ozone layer?

The stratosphere

300

When we increase our altitude, air pressure does what?

Decrease

400

True or false: When air becomes warmer, thermal energy is decreased. 

False

500

When it rains, air pressure increases or decreases?

decreases

Weathering and Chemistry

100

Freeze-thaw cycles are an example of which type of weathering?

Physical

200

The densest state of water is...

Liquid water

300

How was the Grand Canyon formed?

Water erosion over millions of years.

400

How many atoms of hydrogen (H) are in this equation?

2H₂O + 3O_{2 +} C₆H₁₂O₆

16

500

Rust forms when what three things are combined?

Oxygen, Iron, and Water 

Random

100

In Einstein's famous equation, E=MC², what does C stand for?

The speed of light

200

The center of a black hole is called...

The singularity 

300

The lightest element on the periodic table is...

Hydrogen

400

The kind of energy stored in a battery 

Chemical energy 

500

The addition of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere causes...

Our planet to increase in average temperatures over long periods of time.