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THIS
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JEEPARTY
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With
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Host...
Mr. Tubb
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We need a little seasoning
Fancy Vocab. words
Space Terms R Us
More of those Planets
Its the season to be jolly
Planets part one
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________ is a term that refers to Earths average
distance from the Sun. Also known as 93 million
miles.
A 100
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AU or Astronomical Unit
A 100
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A _______ is a group of millions and billions of
stars held together by their own gravity.
A 200
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Galaxy
A 200
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An ________ occurs when a shadow makes the sun or
the moon seem to grow
A 300
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Eclipse
A 300
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An ______ is the path of an object in space as it
moves around another object because of gravity.
A 400
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Orbit
A 400
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The ________is everything, space and all the
matter and energy in it.
A 500
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Universe
A 500
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_______ refers to the motion of one object around
another.
B 100
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Revolution
B 100
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We call a space object that reaches Earths
surface a __________.
B 200
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Meteorite
B 200
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The sun, planets, and various smaller bodies make
up the ___________
B 300
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Solar System
B 300
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The term ______ refers to the spinning motion
that the Earth does on its axis.
B 400
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Rotation
B 400
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A _________ is a small, icy, space object that
revolves around the Sun. Commonly referred to as
a dirty snowball.
B 500
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Comet
B 500
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Excluding Pluto, name the planets starting with
the closest to the Sun and ending with the
farthest.
C 100
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
C 100
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Name the four Terrestrial Planets.
C 200
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
C 200
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Name the gas giants.
C 300
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
C 300
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DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
Place A Wager
C 400
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Give one reason that Pluto is not considered a
planet.
C 400
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Its orbit is different than other planets, it
crosses over Neptunes at a point in its
revolution.
C 400
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Where is the asteroid belt located?
C 500
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Between Mars and Jupiter
C 500
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Which planet is the Great Red Spot located on?
D 100
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Jupiter
D 100
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You can fit all of the other planets inside this
planet and there would still be space left over.
D 200
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Jupiter
D 200
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This planet is not the hottest planet even though
it is the closest to the Sun.
D 300
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Mercury
D 300
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The planet that is known for its rings. It is
also referred to the jewel of the Solar System.
D 400
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Saturn
D 400
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The atmosphere of this planet is made of thick
clouds of sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide, which
makes it very hot.
D 500
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Venus
D 500
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Which planet is the most like Earth?
E 100
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Mars
E 100
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Why is Earth the only planet that is suitable for
sustaining life?
E 200
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It is the perfect distance from the sun. Not
too, hot and not too cold. (its atmosphere is
also not too thick or thin.)
E 200
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What does the Earth experience seasons?
E 300
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Its axis is titled.
E 300
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What does the term Equinox refer to?
E 400
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A point in the Earths revolution when the
northern and southern hemispheres are
experiencing nearly equal amounts of sunlight.
E 400
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During the September Equinox what season is the
Northern Hemisphere experiencing??
E 500
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Fall
E 500
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During the June Solstice what season is the
Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
F 100
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Winter
F 100
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What is the scientific term that we use to label
the seasons when the Northern Hemisphere is
experiencing winter?
F 200
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December Solstice
F 200
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What terms to we use to label the rare experience
when the moons umbra is cast on Earth?
F 300
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A total solar eclipse
F 300
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When the Earths shadow cast over the moon it is
called a ________.
F 400
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Lunar Eclipse
F 400
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If it is Spring in Australia, then it is ______
in North Carolina
F 500
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Fall
F 500
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The Final Jeopardy Category is Everything under
the Sun. Please record your wager.
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What does Mr. Tubbs always order when he goes to
the movies?
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Reeses pieces and a Large Mountain Dew.
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