JeopardyPlanets Stars Vocabulary The Moon The Sun

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There are __ planets in our solar system.

A.7B.9C.6D.10

Which planet is an inner planet?

A.PlutoB. SaturnC. JupiterD. Mars

Which is the only planet that living things can survive on?

A. EarthB. VenusC. UranusD. Mercury

The _______________ is actually a huge storm on Jupiter that is always there.

A.Great Red SquareB.Great BreezeC.Great Red SpotD.Great Red Rain

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Which shows the 9 planets in order, starting with the closest to the Sun.

A.Uranus, Pluto, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Neptune, Saturn

B.Mars, Pluto, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

C.Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

A giant ball of hot, glowing gas is called a ________________.

A. planetB. SunC. moon D. star

Why do you call a group of stars that make a pattern or shape in the sky.

A. concertB. concentrationC. constellation

The tool used to make stars look bigger in the night sky is called a ________________.

A.microscopeB.telescopeC.telephone

One constellation, or group of stars is the ___________.

A.Big BoyB.Giant StarC.Big Dipper

Many stars look like little pinpoints of light while the Sun seems very big and bright because____________________________________________________________________________.

A. The stars are close to the Earth and the Sun is far away.B. The stars are so far away and the Sun is closer to Earth.

One complete spin on an axis.

One complete trip around the Sun.

A small chunk of rock that orbits around the Sun.

The Sun, the nine planets, and their moons are in this.

The imaginary line around which Earth spins.

The moon has 4 ________, or stages.

A. levelsB. phasesC.steps

What is this phase of the moon called?

A.a full moonB. a new moonC. a crescent moon

What is this phase of the moon called.

A.a full moonB.a crescent moonC.a new moon

TRUE or FALSE:

The moon revolves around the Earth.

A _______________ is when Earth’s shadow moves across the moon.

A.Lunar eclipseB.Half moon eclipseC.Twilight eclipseD.New Moon eclipse

TRUE or FALSE:

The Sun is a planet.

Shadows cast by the Sun are the shortest _________________.

A.at noon.B.at night.C.in the morning.D.in the afternoon.

TRUE or FALSE:

The Sun is larger than the Earth.

What is the temperature of the Sun?

A.5,500˚CB.500˚CC.50˚CD.5˚C

The glowing gases of the Sun are called________________.

A.oxygenB.lavaC.magmaD.plasma