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Astronomy and Light JeopardyBy Christine DeVries
Astronomers &
Theories
These are the Latin words for sun and
moon
The movement of the Earth about the
Sun
This theory, elucidated by
Ptolemy, places the Earth at the center
of the universe
This famed scientist
determined the two factors that keep
the planets in orbit
This astronomer showed that the
orbit of each planet is an ellipse.
Astronomers &
Theories
This theory states that the planets
revolve around the sun
Most astronomers from this region believed that the
universe is perfect and unchangeable
He was the first scientist to use a
telescope to look at objects in the sky
This Polish astronomer
believed in the heliocentric
system
This metal-nosed man observed the
position of planets, providing data later studied by Kepler
Light
Orange wavelengths of
light are reflected off of this
These are the primary colors of
light
These substances are used to color paints or other
materials
These two colors are additively mixed to give
yellow
This term describes any two colors that
are combined to make white light
Light
The appearance of water ahead on the road on a summer
day
This occurs when light rays hit a
bumpy or uneven surface.
The bending of light waves they enter a different
medium
The definitions of transparent, opaque, & translucent
This mirror forms virtual or real
images
Earth, Moon, & Sun
The main force that changes the
tides
This movement causes day and
night.
The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse
The reasons for the seasons
The darkest part of the shadow of an
eclipse
Earth, Moon, & Sun
This term describes the lighter, larger
part of an eclipse’s shadow
This tide occurs when the moon is
at a 90 degree angle from the
earth
Areas of cooler gas in the photosphere
A tide with the greatest difference between low and
high tide
These are huge looping explosions of gas through the
chromosphere
Seeing is
Believing
A person who can see objects far away but close
objects are blurry
The part of the eye that looks black
This uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light
from distant objects
The colored muscle in the eye
This type of lens produces a virtual
image
Seeing is
Believing
This uses lenses to focus light and
record an image of an object
A short, thick nerve that sends signals generated
within the retina to the brain
This lens is thicker in the center then
at the edge
The clear lens that protects the eyes
from dust
This term refers to how light waves in a laser beam all match
crest with crest,trough with trough
It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!
The smallest planet
The two factors that keep the
planets in orbit
The term for a meteoroid that hits
Earth’s surface
The name of Pluto’s moon
A streak of light in the sky
or “falling star”
It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!
The group of rocks between Mars and
Jupiter
In this process, hydrogen atoms combine to form
helium and a lot of energy
Gas Giants
A chunk of Rock or Dirt in Space
This heavenly body is sometimes
described as “A dirty snowball”
FinalJeopardy
The formal name for a LASER
The three outer layers of the sun
The correct order of the planets
The type of image on my retina right
now
The phases of the moon, in order
(starting with the all dark phase)
These occur in March, June,
September, and December
When the moon is in Earth’s umbra,
you see this specific type of
eclipse
A telescope that consists of two convex lenses
What is a refracting telescope?
A telescope that uses a large
concave mirror to gather light
How long it takes to complete the
cycle of the phases of the moon
15,000,000 degrees Celsius
When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun
The fraction of the moon that is
always lit Answer: what is half of the moon
An elongated circle
Q. What planet is I hard for satellites
to take pictures of?A. What is Venus?
Q. What is it when a planet appears to
revolve in the opposite direction?
A. What is retrograde rotation?
Q. What planet has the most prominent
rings?A. What is Saturn?
Q. What planet is covered by over
75% water?A. What is Earth?
Q: What disappeared on
NeptuneA: What is The
Great Dark Spot?
A term used to describe the four
inner planets
