Semester 1 Review Jeopardy

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Semester 1 Review Jeopardy
The Sun Rotation Vs Revolution Misc. Electromagnetic Spectrum Planets
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Sunspots cycle every __________ years.
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11
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Our sun is a _________ sized star.
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Medium

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What 2 elements make up most of the suns mass?
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helium and hydrogen
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Sudden disturbances in the Earths magnetic field
are called __________
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geomagnetic storms
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The process by which the sun generates energy
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Nuclear Fusion
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Because Earths revolution takes 365 ¼ days,
___________ was established.
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Leap Year
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The Coriolis effect provides evidence that the
Earth (rotates or revolves)
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Rotation on its axis
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A constellations changing position in the sky
over a period of several weeks is evidence of
(rotation or revolution)
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Revolution around the sun
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Who proposed a heliocentric model of our solar
system?
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Copernicus
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What occurs when one celestial body passes
through the shadow of another?
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Eclipse
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What milestone in human space exploration took
place in 1969?
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First man on the moon
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What happens when the shadow of one celestial
body falls on another?
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Eclipse
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A body that orbits a celestial body that is
greater in mass is a________
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Satalite
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The Milky Way is a _______ galexy.
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Spiral
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What 3 conditions are necessary to support life
on Earth?
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Oxygen, Temperature, Water
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Different colors are the result of ____________.
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Varying wavelengths of light
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A star moving away from Earth has a spectrum that
is shifted toward _____
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Red
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visible light, radio waves, X rays, infrared
light, and ultraviolet light
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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A star moving toward you shifts to what color?
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Blue
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Analyzing the light a star emits can tell
astronomers what 2 things?
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temperature and composition
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Which celestial body was changed from being a
planet to a dwarf planet?
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Pluto
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The Earth formed approximately how many years ago?
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4.6 billion years
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The time it takes for a body to complete a single
orbit.
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Orbital Period
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Usually seen close to Earths magnetic poles
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Auroras
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Time when the Northern Hemisphere has the fewest
daylight hours
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• Winter Solstice

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