Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Click Once to Begin JEOPARDY! Mr. Reed’s Astronomy Test Review Game!

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD JEOPARDY! The Sun Stars & Constellati ons Seasons The Moon Eclipses Meteors, Comets, & Asteroids

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Daily Double Graphic and Sound Effect! DO NOT DELETE THIS SLIDE! Deleting it may cause the game links to work improperly. This slide is hidden during the game, and WILL not appear. In slide view mode, copy the above (red) graphic (click once to select; right click the border and choose “copy”). Locate the answer slide which you want to be the daily double Right-click and choose “paste”. If necessary, reposition the graphic so that it does not cover the answer text. Daily Double!!!

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD How is energy produced in the Sun?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is the visible surface of the Sun called?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is the cloud of gas that surrounds the Sun called?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What are the dark patches on the Sun called?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD How long does it take for the Sun’s light to reach Earth?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is a constellation?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Why do constellations move in our night sky by season?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is another name for the star Polaris?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What constellation is most prominent or visible in the Winter sky?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is another name for the Ursa Major constellation?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Why do we have seasons here on Earth?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What direction is the Earth’s axis pointed during the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is another name for the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD How many seasons do the North and South Poles experience? Daily Double!!!

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is it called when the hours of daylight and darkness are the same in both hemispheres on or about March 20?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Why do we see different phases or views of the moon throughout the month?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is it called when the moon lies between the Sun and the Earth and the side of the moon facing the Earth is not visible?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD When the moon is aligned with the Sun and the Earth with the Earth in the middle and we see the entire moon.

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD The term used to describe a moon when we are seeing more and more of the moon.

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD The term used to describe a moon that is less than a quarter moon.

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Created when the Earth lies between the moon and the sun.

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Created when the moon lies between the Earth and the Sun creating a shadow on the Earth.

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD What is the rarest type of eclipse to occur or see?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Explain the difference between a total eclipse and a partial eclipse?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Why do eclipses not occur every month on the moon’s orbit around the Earth?

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Where most known asteroids are located

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD The common name for a meteor streaking across the sky

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD The direction the tail of a comet points

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD A meteor that strikes the Earth’s surface

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD A mass of frozen gases, cosmic dust, and rocky particles orbiting the sun in an elliptical orbit