Solar System. Jeopardy Game (teens or adults)

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9. 1-100

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Ball of ice,
rock and as it
travels, leaves
a long tail

10. 1-100A

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1-100A
Comet

11. 1-200

Rocks that are found
mostly between
Jupiter and Mars

12. 1-200A

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1-200A
Asteroids

13. 1-300

The Star closest
to earth.

14. 1-300A

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1-300A
Sun

15. 1-400

An attractive
force between 2
objects.

16. 1-400A

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1-400A
Gravity

17. 1-500

The elongated
circle or oval; the
shape of a
planet’s orbit.

18. 1-500A

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1-500A
Ellipse

19. 2-100

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How long does
the moon take to
revolve around
Earth?

20. 2-100A

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2-100A
About 1
month or 28
days

21. 2-200

What phase is it
when it lines
up… sun moon- earth?

22. 2-200A

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2-200A
New Moon

23. 2-300

It takes 24 hours
for what to
rotate on its
axis?

24. 2-300A

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2-300A
Earth

25. 2-400

When is the line
up sun - earthmoon?

26. 2-400A

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2-400A
Full moon

27. 2-500

When is there no
moon in the sky?

28. 2-500A

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2-500A
When it’s a
new moon

29. 3-100

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3-100
This planet has
rings that are
easily seen
from earth.

30. 3-100A

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3-100A
Saturn

31. 3-200

Has a very thick
atmosphere that
results in extreme
greenhouse effect.

32. 3-200A

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3-200A
Venus

33. 3-300

The only planet
where water is
found in great
quantities

34. 3-300A

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3-300A
Earth

35. 3-400

The fifth and
largest planet
is...

36. 3-400A

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3-400A
Jupiter

37. 3-500

The axis of this
planet is tilted
over 90 degrees
(sideways)

38. 3-500A

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3-500A
Uranus

39. 4-100

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How long it
takes for the
earth to travel
around the sun

40. 4-100A

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4-100A
365 days or 1
year.

41. 4-200

Another name
for Terrestrial
Planets

42. 4-200A

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4-200A
Rocky Planets

43. 4-300

What is this
phase?

44. 4-300A

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4-300A
Waxing
Crescent

45. 4-400

Planet named
for the God of
the Sea

46. 4-400A

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4-400A
Neptune

47. 4-500

Days on this
planet are very,
very hot and
nights are very
cold.

48. 4-500A

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4-500A
Mercury

49. 5-100

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5-100
What are Earth,
Venus, Mercury
and Mars?

50. 5-100A

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5-100A
Inner planets

51. 5-200

What are the
outer planets?

52. 5-200A

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5-200A
Jupiter,
Saturn,
Uranus and
Neptune

53. 5-300

Outer planets
are made up of
mostly what?

54. 5-300A

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5-300A
Gasses

55. 5-400

Rocks make up
this group of
planets.

56. 5-400A

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5-400A
Inner planets

57. 5-500

What are the
differences between
the inner and outer
planets and their
moons?

58. 5-500A

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Inner has few
moons outer
has many
moons

59. 6-100

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Planet that rotates
around the sun
the fastest.

60. 6-100A

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6-100A
Mercury

61. 6-200

The _____
rotates the earth,
and the
________ rotates
around the sun.
6-200

62. 6-200A

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6-200A
Moon
Earth

63. 6-300

What planet is
now not a
planet?

64. 6-300A

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6-300A
Pluto

65. 6-400

The name of
our planet
earth
means…

66. 6-400A

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6-400A
Dirt

67. 6-500

The 2 planets
that have no
moons

68. 6-500A

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6-500A
Mercury
& Venus

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What are the
planets in order
from the sun?

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Mercury, Venus
Earth Mars Jupiter
Saturn Uranus
Neptune