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You can
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How big is
that?
That looks
like what?
Which star
is it?
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The distance from the Sun to
a distant star is measured in
this.
A 100
What is a light year?
A100
Distances in space are
measured in light years
because of this.
A200
What is distances in space are
so great that a large unit is
needed.
A 200
This distance is most different in size from a light
year.
A. Distance across the solar system
B. Distance across the Milky Way
C. Distance across a constellation
D. Distance across the sun
A 300
What is the distance across the
sun. (D)
A 300
You send a space probe one way into space
with a range of eight light years.
According to the chart this is the farthest
star the probe could reach.
A 400
What is Star A?
A 400
Astronomers thought that galaxies
were single stars because of this.
A 500
What is they are so far away
they look like single stars?
A 500
The ancient mariners (sailors)
used the North Star for
navigation because of this.
B 100
What is its position in the sky
stayed the same.
B 100
The ancient cultures used the
stars as a calendar by doing this.
B 200
What is watching to see
which constellations of the
zodiac were in sight?
B 200
The ancient sheep herders
didn’t check their watches to
tell time, they did this.
B 300
What is checked the position
of the stars, moon, and sun.
B 300
Early civilizations navigated
at night mostly by using this.
B 400
What are the stars.
B 400
Jenna was typing a question on “Ask
Jeeves for Kids” internet website
because she wanted to research how
stars may be used for navigation. This
question would help her get the most
information for her research.
A. Why is the North Star important?
B. How did ancient astronomers name
stars?
C. How far away is the sun?
D. Why do constellations have different
names?
B 500
What is question A?
B 500
If the Milky Way was the size
of a bike tire, the solar
system would be the size of
a. A bowling ball
b. a soft ball
c. A golf ball
d. A pin head
C 100
What is (d.) a pin head?
C 100
Listing a planet, the milk way
galaxy, the solar system, and
the universe sizes from
smallest to largest would be
like this.
C 200
What is planet, solar system,
milky way galaxy, and
universe?
C 200
The amount of space galaxies
occupy compared to the amount
of empty space is this.
C 300
What is galaxies take up an
extremely small amount of
space?
C 300
DAILY
Place A Wager
DOUBLE
C 400
You would use this model to help your friend
understand the distance across the solar system.
Model A : yards
on a football field.
Model B: markers
on the highway.
Model C: city
blocks
Model D:
matching scale 1
Earth mile =
1,000,000 space
km
C 400
What is model D?
C 400
“Distances from the sun to
the inner planets are like the
distance from city hall to
other businesses in town,
while distances from the sun
to the outer planets are like
the distance between city hall
and other distance cities
within the state” is an
example of this.
C 500
What is a comparison to the
distances in the solar system?
C 500
The stars in a constellation
have this in common.
D 100
What is the same general
direction from Earth?
D 100
In this map of the constellations, the constellation
Gemini is found in this direction.
D 200
What is the East?
D 200
In this map of the constellations, the constellation
Pegasus is found in this direction.
D 300
What is the Southwest?
D 300
Constellation A is known as
“the great hunter”, while
constellation B is known as
“the greater dog” because of
this.
D 400
What is they look like a
hunter and a dog?
D 400
This is how the constellations
were named and identified.
D 500
What is because the ancient
civilizations thought they
looked like certain people or
animals.
D 500
This star would be the best to
use to help you find your way
at night.
E 100
What is Polaris (the North
Star)?
E 100
Alpha Centauri is 4.3 light years from the sun. The graph
shows it is this star.
E 200
What is Star B?
E 200
We always see these stars
during the entire year.
E 300
What are the stars over the North
Pole (circumpolar stars)?
E 300
Alpha Centauri is our nearest
star neighbor. It is too
difficult to visit because of
this.
E 400
What is it is too far away?
E 400
This graph shows the distance from
Earth to five of the stars visible in the
night sky. This chart best represents
the data.
A.
B.
C.
E 500
What is chart A?
E 500
Galaxies are made up of this.
F 100
What are millions of
stars?
F 100
When compared to the
Universe, the Milky Way
galaxy is this.
F 200
What is very small?
F 200
Earth, the universe, the solar
system, a galaxy, and the sun are
correctly listed in order of size
like this.
F 300
What is Earth, the sun, the solar
system, a galaxy, and the
universe?
F 300
The set of constellations
visible in the night sky
changes from month to
month because of this.
F 400
What is the orbit of the
Earth around the Sun?
F 400
McKenna records her
observations of the night
sky one evening in
September. She see several
constellations. In March,
she goes outside to find the
same constellations, but
can’t see them because of
this.
F 500
What is the revolution of
the Earth?
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Constellations
Please record your wager.
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The Big Dipper is found in this constellation.
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What is Ursa Major?
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