Solar System 9 Jeopardy Template

Sun	Planets	Earth	Moon	Moon Continued
100 What is a star A huge fiery ball of gas that gives out heat and light	100 What is a planet A satellite with a regular path that circles the sun	100 What causes seasons As earth orbits the sun, it spins on its axis. As light from the sun hits earth, it warms the planet, but because of the earths tilt, one hemisphere will get more sunlight than the other hemisphere.	100 What would you bring on a trip to the moon Answers will vary	100 What are the phases of the moon The moons orbit around the earth changes what part of the lighted portion of the moon is visible, then phases are new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent
200 How does the sun effect a shadow The sun rises east and sets west, the sun cast a shorter shadow when it is overhead	200 Which planets have moon Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune	200 What would happen to the season if there were no tilt to the earth There would be no seasons	200 What causes the phases of the moon to change in the same pattern The moon revolves around the earth and different parts of the moon are struck by sunlight, which then reflects off of the moons surface
300 Why is the sun necessary for life on earth The sun provides us with heat and light, all energy on earth comes from the sun	300 Which planets have rings Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune	300 What is the definition of rotation causes day and night, 24 hours	300 What is a moon A satellite which orbits a planet	300 What is a lunar eclipse when the moon passes into the earths shadow
400 What is a solar eclipse a solar eclipse is when the moon's shadow blocks light from the sun	400 List the planets in order Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune	400 What is the definition of revolution one year	400 Why do we seem to see the same side of the moon all the time The moon revolves and rotates at the same speed- about 1 month
500 Why is gravity important to the planets in our solar system Gravity holds the planets in orbit to the sun, the larger the object the more gravity it has

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