Chapter 21 game

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$100 Question from VocabularayAn AU is the average distance between

A. Pluto and the Sun B. Pluto and Mercury C. Earth and the Sun D. Earth and its Moon

$100 Answer from Vocabularay

C. Earth and the Sun

$200 Question from VocabularayChunks of ice orbiting a gas giant’s equator are called

A. moons B. comets C. asteroids D. rings

$200 Answer from Vocabularay

D. rings

$300 Question from VocabularayA brief streak of light from a falling space object is a

A. meteor B. meteorite C. lightning bolt D. coma

$300 Answer from Vocabularay

D. coma

$400 Question from VocabularayA meteorite is

A. a small meteor B. a meteor-like space object C. a streak of light from a falling object D. a fallen space object on Earth’s surface

$400 Answer from Vocabularay

D. a fallen space object on Earth’s surface

$500 Question from VocabularayTRUE OR FALSE:

Changes in a planet’s crust caused by movement of the planet’s mantle are the result of impact cratering.

$500 Answer from Vocabularay

FALSE, Tectonics.

$100 Question from Lesson 1

Which of these best describes the relationships among the planets in our solar system?

A. The inner planets are closer together than the outer planets. B. The outer planets are closer together than the inner planets. C. Each planet is 10 AU farther from the Sun than the previous planet. D. Each of the inner planets is more than 1 AU from the Sun, and each of the outer planets is more than 10 AU from the Sun.

$100 Answer from Lesson 1

A. The inner planets are closer together than the outer planets.

$200 Question from Lesson 1

Which of the following lists some of the objects in the solar system from smallest to largest?

A. asteroid, Earth, Sun B. Sun, asteroid, Earth C. Earth, asteroid, Sun D. Earth, Sun, asteroid

$200 Answer from Lesson 1

A. asteroid, Earth, Sun

$300 Question from Lesson 1

How would you describe the orbits of the planets, asteroids, and comets? A. They form spheres within sphere around the Sun. B. All are long, oval ellipses, each in a different plane. C. All form perfect circles around their center. D. All are ellipses, some more flattened than others.

$300 Answer from Lesson 1

D. All are ellipses, some more flattened than others.

$400 Question from Lesson 1

The solar system formed from what? A. gases B. rocksC. metal D. a nebula

$400 Answer from Lesson 1

D. a nebula

$500 Question from Lesson 1

Why is it difficult to move a rover on Mars?

$500 Answer from Lesson 1

There are a variety of commands that the rover Can read and there is a 44 minute delay to get to Mars and back.

$100 Question from Lesson 2Which planet orbits the Sun the fastest?

A. Mercury B. Venus C. Earth D. Mars

$100 Answer from Lesson 2

A. Mercury

$200 Question from Lesson 2

Which planet is the most similar to Earth? A. Mercury B. Venus C. NeptuneD. Mars

$200 Answer from Lesson 2

B. Venus

$300 Question from Lesson 2

A planet must have strong __________________ in order for an atmosphere to form.

A. atmosphere B. particles C. axis of rotation D. gravity

$300 Answer from Lesson 2

D. gravity

$400 Question from Lesson 2

TRUE OR FALSE:

Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter are all terrestrial planets

$400 Answer from Lesson 2

FALSE, Mercury

$500 Question from Lesson 2

TRUE OR FALSE:

Gravity, wind, and water on a planet’s surface cause weathering and erosion

$500 Answer from Lesson 2

TRUE.

$100 Question from Lesson 3

Which planet is the largest of the eight planets?A. JupiterB. Saturn C. Uranus D. Neptune

$100 Answer from Lesson 3

A. Jupiter

$200 Question from Lesson 3

How do moons of gas giants form? A. axis of rotation B. lunar eclipses C. the terrestrial processes D. a giant collision

$200 Answer from Lesson 3

C. the terrestrial processes

$300 Question from Lesson 3

TRUE OR FALSE:

Saturn’s rings are zones of gases that orbit the planet

$300 Answer from Lesson 3

FALSE, Ice.

$400 Question from Lesson 3Gravity, wind, and water on a planet’s surface cause weathering and erosion

$400 Answer from Lesson 3

B. Community

$500 Question from Lesson 3

Describe the 4 terrestrial processes.

$500 Answer from Lesson 3

Answers will vary.

$100 Question from Lesson 4

Both comets and asteroids A. are made of ice B. orbit the Sun C. orbit planets D. formed far from the Sun

$100 Answer from Lesson 4

B. orbit the Sun

$200 Question from Lesson 4Pluto’s orbit is unusual in that Pluto

A. has an orbit centered on its own moon, CharonB. has an orbit that is less round that that of other planetsC. sometimes leaves the solar system D. does not follow an elliptical path

$200 Answer from Lesson 4

B. has an orbit that is less round that that of other planets

$300 Question from Lesson 4Why is a comet sometimes bright?

A. It has a coma and tails that reflect sunlight. B. It heats up from friction in the Sun’s atmosphere.C. Lava inside it glows from its own heat. D. It burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.

$300 Answer from Lesson 4

A. It has a coma and tails that reflect sunlight.

$400 Question from Lesson 4

TRUE OR FALSE:A planet’s atmosphere distributes energy and slows down heat loss.

$400 Answer from Lesson 4

TRUE

$500 Question from Lesson 4

Why are some space objects round While others are potato-shaped?

$500 Answer from Lesson 4

This depends on the amount of Gravitational pull. More gravity Means a rounder object.

Final Jeopardy

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