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

2. Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 3
Choice 4
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500

3. 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

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

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. revolution
Movement of one object
around another object
4,2

17. 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

18. 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

19. rotate
Earth takes one day to
__________________
5,1

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

21. 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

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