Out of This World Jeopardy How to Play Click on a Question to see a definition for a solar system vocabulary word. Tell your partner the word that matches the definition. Click on the Answer button to see if you are correct. If you are, you earn the points. If not, it’s your partner’s turn to pick a Question. Click on the Home button to get back to the game board. Keep track of your correct question and points on the score sheet to see who wins. Supplies: Partner Pencil Score Sheet

Out of This World Planets The Moon Vocabulary Eclipses Q1 10 Q5 10 Q9 20 Q6 20 Q10 20 Q14 20 Q3 30 Q7 30 Q11 30 Q15 30 Q4 40 Q8 40 Q12 40 Q16 40

This planet is nearest to the sun. Answer

What is Mercury? Back to Question

It takes this planet 365 days to complete its orbit around the sun. Answer

What is Earth? Back to Question

This planet is covered with red rocks and rusty iron dust. Answer

What is Mars? Back to Question

This is the largest planet in the solar system. Answer

What is Jupiter? Back to Question

The pull of this keeps the moon in Earth’s orbit. Answer

What is gravity? Back to Question

When the moon shines, it’s because of reflection from this giant star. Answer

What is the sun? Back to Question

The moon orbits around this planet. Answer

What is Earth? Back to Question

On the moon, the sky is this color, even during the day. Answer

What is black? Back to Question

Someone who studies the stars and planets and other objects in space. Answer

Who is an astronomer? Back to Question

A glowing ball of gas that gives off its own light and heat. Answer

What is a star? Back to Question

A path through space followed by one thing around another. Answer

What is an orbit? Back to Question

To turn around an axis. Answer

What is rotate? Back to Question

An eclipse occurs when the _________ of one object moves in front of another to block its light. Answer

What is a shadow? Back to Question

When only part of the sun is blocked from Earth’s view, it is called a _______ solar eclipse. Answer

What is partial? Back to Question

This happens when the shadow of the Earth darkens the moon. Answer

What is a lunar eclipse? Back to Question

This happens when the moon passes in front of the sun and blocks the light to places on Earth’s surface. Answer

What is a solar eclipse? Back to Question

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