Welcome To Planetary Jeopardy

Enjoy Planetary Jeopardy Choose players or groups - Individuals or Teams can play! When a player knows an answer, he or she is to raise a hand to answer if playing in a group, or say “Beep” and answer if playing with one other person. Player #1 or Team #1 chooses a category and question dollar amount first. Teacher or MC reads the “answer” completely, then contestants can respond. After a response is given by a player, click anywhere on the slide to see the correct response. Scores can be recorded by the teacher or MC. Then, click “To Game Board” and continue the game until all categories are finished.

Houston, we have a problem Game Board Can You Planet? Roman Gods Take a Spin Houston, we have a problem Don’t Moon Me $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 Final Jeopardy $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

The smallest of the planets $100 The smallest of the planets

$100 To Game Board What is Pluto?

Separates the inner and outer planets $200 Separates the inner and outer planets

What is the asteroid belt? $200 To Game Board What is the asteroid belt?

Has a giant red spot believed to be storms $300 Has a giant red spot believed to be storms

$300 To Game Board What is Jupiter?

The hottest of all planets $400 The hottest of all planets

$400 To Game Board What is Venus?

Has the largest volcano in the entire solar system $500 Has the largest volcano in the entire solar system

$500 To Game Board What is Mars?

Named for the Roman god of time, our 6th day is derived from this name $100 Named for the Roman god of time, our 6th day is derived from this name

$100 To Game Board Who was Saturn?

Name for the winged messenger of the gods, known for his speed $200 Name for the winged messenger of the gods, known for his speed

$200 To Game Board Who was Mercury?

Named for Gaia, who gave birth to the sea and sky $300 Named for Gaia, who gave birth to the sea and sky

$300 To Game Board What is Earth?

He was god of the underworld $400 He was god of the underworld

$400 To Game Board Who was Pluto?

His symbol is a lightning bolt and his Greek equivalent is Zeus. $500 His symbol is a lightning bolt and his Greek equivalent is Zeus.

$500 To Game Board Who is Jupiter?

$100 It takes approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes to make one complete turn on its axis.

$100 To Game Board What is Earth?

It has a day most similar to that of Earth. $200 It has a day most similar to that of Earth.

$200 To Game Board What is Mars?

Which two planets have retrograde rotation? $300 Which two planets have retrograde rotation?

What are Venus and Uranus? $300 To Game Board What are Venus and Uranus?

One year on this planet equals 88 Earth days. $400 One year on this planet equals 88 Earth days.

$400 To Game Board What is Mars?

$500 The planet that turns the slowest on its axis, creating the longest day in the solar system.

$500 To Game Board What is Venus?

$100 The Viking spacecraft showed that its atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide and that life as we know it probably never existed.

$100 To Game Board What is Mars?

$200 Satellite maps showed a hole in the ozone layer of this planet above its south pole.

$200 To Game Board What is Earth?

$300 Only the Hubble Telescope has sent back pictures of this far away dwarf planet.

$300 To Game Board What is Pluto?

Pioneer 11 sent back information about its giant red spot. $400 Pioneer 11 sent back information about its giant red spot.

$400 To Game Board What is Jupiter?

$500 Launched by the Soviets, Venera 7 was the first spacecraft to land on this planet, or any other planet

$500 To Game Board What was Venus?

Heavenly body called Luna $100 Heavenly body called Luna

$100 To Game Board What is Earth’s moon?

$200 Ganymede, belonging to this planet, is the largest moon in the solar system.

$200 To Game Board What is Jupiter?

$300 Location of Phobos

Where is orbiting Mars because it is one moon of Mars? $300 To Game Board Where is orbiting Mars because it is one moon of Mars?

Its single moon is almost as large as the planet itself. $400 Its single moon is almost as large as the planet itself.

$400 To Game Board What is Pluto?

This planet’s moon orbits the planet backwards. $500 This planet’s moon orbits the planet backwards.

What is Neptune? (Triton) $500 To Game Board What is Neptune? (Triton)

Final Jeopardy Category: _________ Click for “Answer”

Click to see the correct response! This was the first planet to be discovered with the use of a telescope. Click to see the correct response!

What is Uranus Exit Game

Thank You for Playing _______ Jeopardy! Acknowledgements: Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Jeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003

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