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Science Jeopardy Day & Night Seasons Moon Phases Eclipses Tides 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

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Day & Night -100 QUESTION: What is the movement that causes Day and Night? ANSWER: Earth’s rotation on its axis.

Day & Night -200 QUESTION: Earth moves in predictable patterns. One of these patterns causes approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. This movement is referred to as- ANSWER: Rotation

Day & Night -300 QUESTION: How long does it take for the Earth to complete one full rotation? ANSWER: 24 hours

Day & Night -400 QUESTION: The half of the earth that is facing away from the sun is experiencing -- ANSWER: Night

Day & Night -500 QUESTION: Coach Munoz lives in Texas and her best friend Miss Valdez lives in Spain. Why is it hard for them to talk on the phone after work? ANSWER: Its day for one and night for the other.

Seasons -100 QUESTION: What causes seasons? (Be specific) ANSWER: Earth is tilted on its axis while it revolves around the Sun.

Seasons -200 QUESTION: If X represents the Sun in the diagram below. Y represents a - ANSWER: Planet following an elliptical orbit (revolution) around the sun.

Seasons -300 QUESTION: What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere during December? ANSWER: Summer

Seasons -400 QUESTION: Name the seasons the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing in order from position L to N. ANSWER: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall

Seasons -500 QUESTION: Why is it necessary to add a day to the calendar every four years? ANSWER: One revolution of the Earth around the sun is 365 ¼ days.

Moon Phases -100 QUESTION: How long does it take the Moon to revolve around the Earth? ANSWER: about 1 month.

Moon Phases -200 QUESTION: Why does the moon “glow”? ANSWER: It reflects light from the sun.

Moon Phases -300 QUESTION: What moon phase will occur next in the sequence below. ANSWER: New Moon

Moon Phases -400 QUESTION: Why is the movement of the Moon around Earth compared to a race car travelling around a track? ANSWER: Each is making one rotation for each revolution.

Moon Phases -500 QUESTION: Name the moon phases in order from 1-8 in the diagram below. ANSWER: New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, Full moon, waning gibbous, last/third quarter, and waning crescent. 3 4 2 5 6 8 7

Eclipse -100 QUESTION: What point would you find a new moon below? ANSWER: 1 2 3 4

Eclipse -200 QUESTION: What point would you find a full moon below? ANSWER: 3 2 3 4

Eclipse -300 QUESTION: What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse? ANSWER: New moon

Eclipse -400 QUESTION: What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse? ANSWER: Full Moon

Eclipse -500 QUESTION: Why don’t we have eclipses every month? ANSWER: The moon and earth orbit at a tilt.

Tides -100 QUESTION: What are tides? ANSWER: The rise and fall of the ocean water.

Tides -200 QUESTION: What causes tides? ANSWER: The moons gravitational pull.

Tides -300 QUESTION: In the diagram, where are the high tides? ANSWER: Both sides of Earth where the ocean bulge outward.

Tides -400 QUESTION: A tide with the largest difference between water levels at high and low tides is known as a spring tide. What position are the sun, earth, and moon during a Spring tide? ANSWER: The sun and moon are aligned and pull on the Earth.

Tides -500 QUESTION: The diagram shows Earth, the moon, and the sun during a neap tide. How does this effect the high and low tides? ANSWER: Causes the Lowest of the high tides and Highest of the low tides.

FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION: Draw and label the moon phases in order on your white board with the sun on the right side. ANSWER: