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Jeopardy
This is JEOPARDY!!! Write down the questions for
your 5/5 points.
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Earth - O - Rama
Chapt. 1 Stuff
They Have Stars On Thars!
SUN -O- Rama
MOON ME!
TIDE TIME!
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Final Jeopardy Question
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Category 1 500 pts
Describe what causes summer and winter in
Illinois.
You must mention the northern hemisphere, tilt
of earth, direct vs. indirect light
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Category 1 400 pts
What causes a day on Earth? A year? How long is
each?
Day 1 rotation 24 hours Year 1 revolution
365 ¼ days
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Category 1 300 pts
What is a leap year?
Because Earth takes 365 and ¼ days to go around
the sun, we use a calender of 365 days, then add
a day every fourth year to make up for the
fractions that we ignored.
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Category 1 200 pts
What is an equinox?
The days when Earths hemispheres do not tilt
toward or away from the sun.
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Category 1 100 pts
Why is it warmer near the equator than it is near
the poles of Earth?
The equator is always getting direct sun rays
while the poles change between direct and
indirect (because of Earths tilt).
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Category 2 500 pts
What is an eclipse? Name and describe a specific
type.
When one object in space passes in front of
another, blocking its view from Earth. Be able
to describe a solar or lunar eclipse.
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Category 2 400 pts
If you see the moon phase below, about how long
ago was the new moon phase?
Since it is nearly a first quarter, you should
estimate about a week! NEW? 1st QUARTER 1
week 1st Quarter ? FULL 1 week FULL ?
3rd Quarter 1 week 3rd Quarter ? NEW
1 week
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Category 2 300 pts
What is a geosynchronous orbit?
When a satellite follows the pace of Earths
rotation.
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Category 2 200 pts
Sketch the position of the sun, Earth, and
moon when it is full moon.
See the board!
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Category 2 100 pts
How do scientists think our moon was formed?
A LARGE meteor hit Earth and broke off a chunk.
That chunk was held nearby because of Earths
gravity.
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Category 3 500 pts
Which phase is the moon in when a lunar eclipse
happens?
Technically, a full moon! It would LOOK like a
new moon, though.
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Category 3 400 pts
What phase comes after a new moon?
A waxing crescent.
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Category 3 300 pts
What causes the phases of the moon?
What portion of the lit side of the moon faces
Earth.
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Category 3 200 pts
How often does the moon go through an entire
cycle of phases?
One month. New moon ? Full moon takes 2 weeks.
Full moon back to new moon ? 2 more weeks!
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Category 3 100 pts
What type of moon comes right before a third
quarter moon?
A waning gibbous.
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Category 4 500 pts
What is solar wind?
A stream of electrically charged particles
produced by the suns corona.
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Category 4 400 pts
Name and describe the following areas of the
sun A) C) F)
CORONA outermost region of suns
atmosphere PHOTOSPHERE area of suns atmosphere
seen in photos CORE site of nuclear fusion in
center of the sun
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Category 4 300 pts
What feature on the sun links different areas of
sunspots together?
Solar prominences.
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Category 4 200 pts
How does the sun (and all other stars) make
energy?
The process of nuclear fusion!
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Category 4 100 pts
Name the middle layer of the suns atmosphere.
The chromosphere.
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Category 5 500 pts
Draw a diagram of what causes neap tide and
explain what is occurring.
See the board!
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Category 5 400 pts
Describe the difference between spring and neap
tides.
Neap tide smallest difference between high and
low tide, the sun and moon are at 90 degree angle
from each other in relation to Earth. Spring
tide biggest difference between high and low
tides. The Earth, sun, and moon are in a
straight line.
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Category 5 300 pts
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If it is high tide on the north pole, what tide
would exist at the south pole?
ans.
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Category 5 200 pts
How long does the tide cycle take (to go all the
way through 2 low tides and two high tides)?
25 Hours, about a day
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Category 5 100 pts
What causes the tides on Earth?
Mainly the pull of gravity that the moon exerts
on Earth!
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Category 6 500 pts
Describe the beginning phases of a stars
formation.
A nebula is . Due to gravity, part of the nebula
A star is officially formed when
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Category 6 400 pts
Arrange these stars from hottest to coolest!
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Category 6 300 pts
Describe how each is formed A supernova A
black hole
The explosion of a dying giant or supergiant star.
A MASSIVE star has such super-strong gravity that
it begins to pull everything, even light, towards
it nothing can escape!
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Category 6 200 pts
What two factors determine the brightness of a
star?
Size and temperature!
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Category 6 100 pts
Groups of two or more stars are called _______
________.
star systems
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Final Jeopardy
Name and describe the two types of magnitudes
(related to stars).
Time is up!
You have 2 min!
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