How to use this resource: • Place students into small groups (3-4). To get students more engaged, allow them a minute or two to decide on a team name. Record the team names on paper. • Groups will take turns choosing categories and points. The numbers are hyperlinked to take you to each question. After the correct answer has been revealed, another hyperlink will appear to take you back to the home page. Once the hyperlink has been clicked, it will turn purple, identifying the question as completed. • When groups reveal their answers, record the groups that answered the question correctly by adding the appropriate number of points to their group name on your recording sheet. The winning group make earn a treat or prize! Objects in Space Jeopardy! Planets 100 200 300 400 500 Stars 100 200 300 400 500 Galaxies & Things 100 200 300 400 500 Picture This! 100 200 300 400 500 Planets 100 Which of the following is NOT an inner planet? a) b) c) d) Venus Earth Saturn Mercury Home Planets 200 Which of the following would have a different set of characteristics compared to the other planets? a) b) c) d) Jupiter Neptune Mars Saturn Home Planets Which of the following lists the planets in the correct order according to their distance from the sun? 300 a) Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune c) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus d) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Home Planets 400 Which statement is not true about the outer planets? a) b) c) d) They have many moons and rings Their revolutions are shorter Their surfaces are gaseous They have larger diameters Home Planets A Which table correctly compares inner and outer planets? 500 Inner Planets Outer Planets Diameter Smaller Larger Revolutions Longer Surface Accessories C B Inner Planets Outer Planets Diameter Larger Smaller Shorter Revolutions Shorter Longer Solid Gaseous Surface Gaseous Solid Moon and rings Few moons Accessories Moons and rings Few moons Inner Planets Outer Planets Diameter Larger Smaller Revolutions Shorter Surface Accessories D Inner Planets Outer Planets Diameter Smaller Larger Longer Revolutions Shorter Longer Solid Gaseous Surface Solid Gaseous Few moons Moons and rings Accessories Few moons Moons and rings Home Stars 100 A star is in the center of a ____. a) b) c) d) Galaxy Asteroid Belt Solar system Planet Home Stars 200 Which property indicates the temperature of a star? a) b) c) d) Color Brightness Size Position Home Stars 300 Which two stars are the same temperature? a) b) c) d) Home Stars 400 Why do we see different constellations during different times of the year? a) b) c) d) Earth’s Tilt Earth’s Rotation Earth’s Revolution Earth’s Axis Home Stars Which of the following numbers represents the hottest stars, but not the brightest? 1 3 2 500 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 4 Home Galaxies & Things 100 What are the three types of galaxies? a) b) c) d) Spiral, Circular, and Irregular Spiral, Irregular, and Elliptical Spiral, Milky Way, and Irregular Milky Way, Irregular, and Elliptical Home Galaxies & Things 200 Alfredo and his mom were watching the night sky when they noticed streaks of light appearing in Earth’s atmosphere. Which object did Alejandro and his mother observing? a. Asteroid b. Comet c. Meteorite d. Meteor Home Galaxies Which of the following shows & Things moon phases in the correct order? 300 a) b) c) d) Home Galaxies & Things 400 Which of the following is true about the composition of an elliptical galaxy? a. They are full of gas a dust used to form new stars b. It will be brightest at the center. c. Long “arms” will stretch out from the center of the galaxy. d. It does not have a particular shape. It is random. Home Galaxies How would the Milky Way & Things Galaxy appear in the night 500 sky from Earth? a) A small group of dim stars b) A large number of stars forming a spiral shape c) A large band of stars spreading across the sky d) A faint band of clouds across the sky Home Picture This! What does this illustration represent? a) b) c) d) 100 The Asteroid Belt A Galaxy The Universe A Solar System Home Picture This! Which celestial body is represented by the orbit in the illustration below? a) b) c) d) 200 Planet Moon Comet Galaxy Home Picture This! Which celestial body is represented by the orbit in the illustration below? a) b) c) d) 300 Planet Star Moon Comet Home Picture This! Which celestial body is represented by the orbit in the illustration below? a) b) c) d) 400 Comet Star Asteroid Planet Home Picture Which position represents This! the location of a meteorite? 1 3 4 2 Earth 500 a) b) c) d) 1 2 3 4 Home
