Astronomy 8 Jeopardy Template

Sun	Planet	Moon	Constellations	Technology
100 Gas The sun is composed of many layers of ____.	100 Planet A ______ is a large celestial object that travels around a star.	100 Satellite The moon is a type of _________.	100 False. Stars can be used for navigation. True or False? Stars cannot be used for navigation.	100 International Space Station What does the ISS stand for?
200 25 days How many days does it take for the sun to make one complete rotation?	200 8 How many planets are there?	200 Tides The moon is responsible for pulling on the oceans water creating the earth's ______.	200 A constellation is a grouping of stars What is a constellation?	200 Sputnik What is the name of the first artificial satellite?
300 Center The sun is considered to be the ______ of the solar system.	300 Terrestrial planets The four planets closest to the sun are known as _________ ________.	300 8 How many phases does the moon have?	300 88 How many constellations are there?	300 Artificial satellites help forecast weather, monitor agriculture, aid in telecommunication or navigation, assist military activities, and explore the Universe. How is an artificial satellite useful?
400 Radiation, Electromagnetic (EM) spectrum The sun emits __________ across most of the ___________________.	400 Earth What planet differs from the other planets in the solar system?	400 True True or False? We are only able to see the moon because sunlight reflects off its surface.	400 Celestial sphere The imaginary sphere onto which all celestial objects are projected is called the ________ _________.	400 RADARSAT-1 Canadas first commercial earth observation satellite was called _________.
500 The range or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, extending from radio waves to gamma rays, and including visible light What is the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum?	500 Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune What are the 8 planets that travel around the sun?	500 Occurs when Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon casting a shadow on the moon When does a lunar eclipse occur?	500 Northern, Southern, Celestial equator The celestial sphere is divided into the _________ hemisphere and the ___________ hemisphere, which are divided by the _________ _________.	500 1. Low earth orbit satellite 2. Medium earth orbit satellite 3. Geostationary orbit satellite 1. Low earth orbit satellite 2. Medium earth orbit satellite 3. Geostationary orbit satellite What are the 3 types of orbits?

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