2. THIS IS
JEOPARDY

3. With
Your
Host...
Miss Kefgen

4. History of Astronomy
Mix and Match
Our Solar System
Vocabulary
Planets
The Sun
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5. What is at the center of a geocentric system?

6. Earth
A 100

7. What is at the center of a heliocentric system?

8. The sun
A 200

9. Copernicus believed in a ___________ system, but had trouble convincing people

10. heliocentric
A 300

11. Galileo used the newly invented ___________ to help support Copernicus’ theory

12. telescope
A 400

13. Kepler used calculations and observations to determine that the orbit of each planet is an _________

14. ellipse
A 500

15. The outer planets are also called the
“___________”
B 100

16. Gas giants
B 100

17. The inner planets are also called the
“_________”
B 200

18. Terrestrial planets
B 200

19. The prefix “photo” means _____________
B 300

20. light
B 300

21. The prefix “chroma” means _____________
B 400

22. color
B 400

23. The ________ ______ is how planets with atmospheres trap heat
B 500

24. Greenhouse effect
B 500

25. How many
layers are in
the sun?
C 100

26. 6
C 100

27. Which planet is the
closest to Earth in
size and density
C 200

28. Venus
C 200

29. The sun creates energy it its core through the process of __________ ___________

30. Nuclear fusion
C 300

31. What is the most massive planet in our solar system?
C 400

32. Jupiter
C 400

33. Which planet currently has no liquid water, but does have frozen water and CO2?

34. Mars
C 500

35. Which planet is this?
D 100

36. Venus
D 100

37. Which planet is this?
D 200

38. Saturn
D 200

39. Which planet is this?
D 300

40. Mars
D 300

41. Which planet is this?
D 400

42. Neptune
D 400

43. Which planet is this?
D 500

44. Mercury
D 500

45. What is this sun feature?

46. Sunspot
E 100

47. What is this sun feature?

48. Prominence
E 200

49. What is this sun feature?

50. Solar flare
E 300

51. Which layer of the sun is A?

52. radiation zone
E 400

53. Which layer of the sun is B?

54. Corona
E 500

55. The sun’s interior is made of 3 layers.
Name them.
F 100

56. Core
Radiation zone
Convection zone
F 100

57. The sun’s atmosphere is made of 3 layers.
Name them.
F 200

58. photosphere
chromosphere
corona
F 200

59. Which planet has the most extreme range of temperatures?

60. Mercury
F 300

61. What two planets are separated by a large asteroid belt?
F 400

62. Mars and Jupiter
F 400

63. Which layer of the sun is technically the largest because of its ability to spread out into space?

64. corona
F 500

65. The Final Jeopardy Category is: How the Sun Affects Earth
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66. Click on screen to continue
Explain how the sun is responsible for the Northern and Southern Lights.
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67. Solar particles sent out from The corona enter in to our atmosphere at
The North and South Poles, causing them to
React with the gases on Earth and form a glow.
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