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Astronomy and Light JeopardyBy Christine DeVries

Astronomers &

Theories

These are the Latin words for sun and

moon

The movement of the Earth about the

Sun

This theory, elucidated by

Ptolemy, places the Earth at the center

of the universe

This famed scientist

determined the two factors that keep

the planets in orbit

This astronomer showed that the

orbit of each planet is an ellipse.

Astronomers &

Theories

This theory states that the planets

revolve around the sun

Most astronomers from this region believed that the

universe is perfect and unchangeable

He was the first scientist to use a

telescope to look at objects in the sky

This Polish astronomer

believed in the heliocentric

system  

This metal-nosed man observed the

position of planets, providing data later studied by Kepler

Light

Orange wavelengths of

light are reflected off of this

These are the primary colors of

light

These substances are used to color paints or other

materials

These two colors are additively mixed to give

yellow

This term describes any two colors that

are combined to make white light

Light

The appearance of water ahead on the road on a summer

day

This occurs when light rays hit a

bumpy or uneven surface.

The bending of light waves they enter a different

medium

The definitions of transparent, opaque, & translucent

This mirror forms virtual or real

images

Earth, Moon, & Sun

The main force that changes the

tides

This movement causes day and

night.

The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse

The reasons for the seasons

The darkest part of the shadow of an

eclipse

Earth, Moon, & Sun

This term describes the lighter, larger

part of an eclipse’s shadow

This tide occurs when the moon is

at a 90 degree angle from the

earth

Areas of cooler gas in the photosphere

A tide with the greatest difference between low and

high tide

These are huge looping explosions of gas through the

chromosphere

Seeing is

Believing

A person who can see objects far away but close

objects are blurry  

The part of the eye that looks black

This uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light

from distant objects

The colored muscle in the eye

This type of lens produces a virtual

image

Seeing is

Believing

This uses lenses to focus light and

record an image of an object

A short, thick nerve that sends signals generated

within the retina to the brain

This lens is thicker in the center then

at the edge

The clear lens that protects the eyes

from dust

This term refers to how light waves in a laser beam all match

crest with crest,trough with trough

It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!

The smallest planet

The two factors that keep the

planets in orbit

The term for a meteoroid that hits

Earth’s surface

The name of Pluto’s moon

A streak of light in the sky

or “falling star”

It’s a Big, Big, Big, Big World!

The group of rocks between Mars and

Jupiter

In this process, hydrogen atoms combine to form

helium and a lot of energy

Gas Giants

A chunk of Rock or Dirt in Space

This heavenly body is sometimes

described as “A dirty snowball”

FinalJeopardy

The formal name for a LASER

The three outer layers of the sun

The correct order of the planets

The type of image on my retina right

now

The phases of the moon, in order

(starting with the all dark phase)

These occur in March, June,

September, and December

When the moon is in Earth’s umbra,

you see this specific type of

eclipse

A telescope that consists of two convex lenses

What is a refracting telescope?

A telescope that uses a large

concave mirror to gather light

How long it takes to complete the

cycle of the phases of the moon

15,000,000 degrees Celsius

When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun

The fraction of the moon that is

always lit Answer: what is half of the moon

An elongated circle

Q. What planet is I hard for satellites

to take pictures of?A. What is Venus?

Q. What is it when a planet appears to

revolve in the opposite direction?

A. What is retrograde rotation?

Q. What planet has the most prominent

rings?A. What is Saturn?

Q. What planet is covered by over

75% water?A. What is Earth?

Q: What disappeared on

NeptuneA: What is The

Great Dark Spot?

A term used to describe the four

inner planets