Semester 1 Review Jeopardy

The

Sun

Rotation

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Revolution

Misc. Electromagnetic

Spectrum Planets

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Sunspots cycle every __________ years.

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11

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Our sun is a _________ sized star.

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Medium

What 2 elements make up most of the sun’s mass?

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helium and hydrogen

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Sudden disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field are

called __________

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geomagnetic storms

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The process by which the sun generates energy

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Nuclear Fusion

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Because Earth’s revolution takes 365 ¼ days, ___________ was established.

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Leap Year

The Coriolis effect provides evidence that the

Earth (rotates or revolves)

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Rotation on its axis

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A constellation’s changing position in the sky over a period

of several weeks is evidence of (rotation

or revolution)

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Revolution around the sun

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Who proposed a heliocentric model of our

solar system?

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Copernicus

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What occurs when one celestial body passes through the shadow of another?

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Eclipse

What milestone in human space

exploration took place in 1969?

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First man on the moon

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What happens when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another?

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Eclipse

A body that orbits a celestial body that is

greater in mass is a________

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Satalite

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The Milky Way is a _______ galaxy.

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Spiral

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What 3 conditions are necessary to support life

on Earth?

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Oxygen, Temperature, Water

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Different colors are the result of ____________.

Varying wavelengths of light

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A star moving away from Earth has a spectrum that

is shifted toward _____

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Red

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visible light, radio waves, X rays,

infrared light, and ultraviolet light

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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A star moving toward you shifts to what

color?

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Blue

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Analyzing the light a star emits can tell astronomers what 2 things?

temperature and composition

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Which celestial body was changed from being a planet

to a dwarf planet?

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Pluto

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The Earth formed approximately how many

years ago?

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4.6 billion years

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The time it takes for a body to complete a single orbit.

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Orbital Period

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Usually seen close to Earth’s magnetic poles

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Auroras

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Time when the Northern Hemisphere has the fewest

daylight hours

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Winter Solstice

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