Earth and Its Place in the Solar System Jeopardy Earth and Its Place in the Solar System Hosted by Miss Bloser

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A large ball of ice and dust that orbits comet A large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun Row 1, Col 1

Different shapes the moon phases Different shapes the moon seems to have 1,2

Sun and objects that orbit the sun Solar system Sun and objects that orbit the sun 1,3

Group of stars that form constellation Group of stars that form a pattern 1,4

Chunk of rock or metal that asteroid Chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun 2,1

Imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and the South Pole axis Imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and the South Pole 2,2

Instrument that makes things that are far away look clearer telescope Instrument that makes things that are far away look clearer and bigger 2,3

Result of Earth’s shadow Lunar eclipse Result of Earth’s shadow falling on the moon 2,4

Spinning an object on its rotation Spinning an object on its axis 3,1

Path an object takes around orbit Path an object takes around another object 3,2

Large body of rock or gas planet Large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun 3,3

Result of the moon’s shadow falling Solar eclipse Result of the moon’s shadow falling on Earth 3,4

Hot ball of glowing gases star Hot ball of glowing gases 4,1

revolution Movement of one object around another object 4,2

All the inner planets are which of the following: Rocky on the surface All the inner planets are which of the following: Frozen gases? Far from the sun? Rocky on the surface? Made of gas? 4,3

What causes the objects in the Solar system to stay in orbit? Sun’s gravity What causes the objects in the Solar system to stay in orbit? 4,4

rotate Earth takes one day to __________________ 5,1

The tilting of Earth’s axis causes seasons The tilting of Earth’s axis causes __________________ 5,2

Constellations seem to move in the sky each night because rotation Constellations seem to move in the sky each night because of Earth’s _______________ 5,3

What kind of moon is this? Quarter moon What kind of moon is this? 5,4