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of Physics AstronomyUniversity of
Nebraska-LincolnLincoln NE 68588-0111fulcrum2_at_un
l.edu402-472-8685Astronomy and Light
JeopardyBy Christine DeVries
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Astronomers Theories
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These are the Latin words for sun and moon
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The movement of the Earth about the Sun
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This theory, elucidated by Ptolemy, places the
Earth at the center of the universe
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This famed scientist determined the two factors
that keep the planets in orbit
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This astronomer showed that the orbit of each
planet is an ellipse.
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Astronomers Theories
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This theory states that the planets revolve
around the sun
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Most astronomers from this region believed that
the universe is perfect and unchangeable
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He was the first scientist to use a telescope to
look at objects in the sky
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This Polish astronomer believed in the
heliocentric system  
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This metal-nosed man observed the position of
planets, providing data later studied by Kepler
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Light
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Orange wavelengths of light are reflected off of
this
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These are the primary colors of light
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These substances are used to color paints or
other materials
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These two colors are additively mixed to give
yellow
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This term describes any two colors that are
combined to make white light
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Light
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The appearance of water ahead on the road on a
summer day
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This occurs when light rays hit a bumpy or uneven
surface.
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The bending of light waves they enter a different
medium
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The definitions of transparent, opaque,
translucent
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This mirror forms virtual or real images
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Earth, Moon, Sun
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The main force that changes the tides
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This movement causes day and night.
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The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse
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The reasons for the seasons
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The darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse
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Earth, Moon, Sun
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This term describes the lighter, larger part of
an eclipses shadow
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This tide occurs when the moon is at a 90 degree
angle from the earth
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Areas of cooler gas in the photosphere
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A tide with the greatest difference between low
and high tide
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These are huge looping explosions of gas through
the chromosphere
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Seeing is Believing
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A person who can see objects far away but close
objects are blurry  
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The part of the eye that looks black
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This uses lenses or mirrors to collect and focus
light from distant objects
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The colored muscle in the eye
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This type of lens produces a virtual image
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Seeing is Believing
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This uses lenses to focus light and record an
image of an object
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A short, thick nerve that sends signals generated
within the retina to the brain
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This lens is thicker in the center then at the
edge
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The clear lens that protects the eyes from dust
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This term refers to how light waves in a laser
beam all matchcrest with crest,trough with
trough
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Its a Big, Big, Big, Big World!
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The smallest planet
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The two factors that keep the planets in orbit
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The term for a meteoroid that hits Earths surface
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The name of Plutos moon
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A streak of light in the sky or falling star
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Its a Big, Big, Big, Big World!
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The group of rocks between Mars and Jupiter
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In this process, hydrogen atoms combine to form
helium and a lot of energy
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Gas Giants
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A chunk of Rock or Dirt in Space
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This heavenly body is sometimes described as A
dirty snowball
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FinalJeopardy
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The formal name for a LASER
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The three outer layers of the sun
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The correct order of the planets
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The type of image on my retina right now
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The phases of the moon, in order(starting with
the all dark phase)
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These occur in March, June, September, and
December
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When the moon is in Earths umbra, you see this
specific type of eclipse
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A telescope that consists of two convex lenses
What is a refracting telescope?
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A telescope that uses a large concave mirror to
gather light
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How long it takes to complete the cycle of the
phases of the moon
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15,000,000 degrees Celsius
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When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun
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The fraction of the moon that is always lit
Answer what is half of the moon
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An elongated circle
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Q. What planet is I hard for satellites to take
pictures of?A. What is Venus? 
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Q. What is it when a planet appears to revolve in
the opposite direction?A. What is retrograde
rotation? 
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Q. What planet has the most prominent rings?A.
What is Saturn? 
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Q. What planet is covered by over 75 water?A.
What is Earth? 
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Q What disappeared on NeptuneA What is The
Great Dark Spot?
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A term used to describe the four inner planets