LET’S PLAY JEOPARDY!!

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Bell Ringer

Draw a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse & label the Umbra & Penumbra

Lunar

Solar

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Final Jeopardy

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$100 Question

 

Why do we see a Full moon each month?

$100 Answer

The moon revolves around the earth

$200 QuestionHow long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth?

$200 Answer

~28 days (27 days, 8 hours)

$300 Question

•Does the moon rotate as well as revolve?

$300 Answer

YES!

$400 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDY

•Why does the same side of the moon always face the earth?

$400 Answer- double J.

The moon takes the same amount of time to rotate & revolve

$500 Question

•If the moon drifted and became a greater distance from the Earth, what effect would it have on the Moon’s Phases, if any?

$500 Answer

Phases would occur, but more slowly

$100 QuestionWHAT PHASE IS IN THE TOP LEFT BOX?

$100 Answer

Waxing gibbous

$200 Question

What phase is in the bottom right box?

$200 Answer

Waning Crescent

$300 Question

What does it mean for a phase to be “waning?”

$300 Answer

The moon appears to be shrinking each night, until New moon

$400 QuestionWhich of the following is possible over a two week period:

A. New Moon Waxing Gibbous Waning CrescentB. Full Moon Waxing Gibbous First QuarterC. New Moon First Quarter Full Moon

 

$400 Answer

C. New Moon First Quarter Full Moon

$500 Question

Describe the UMBRA

$500 Answer

The darkest shadow cast during an eclipse; the entire moon or sun would appear to be covered

$100 Question It takes _______ days for the moon to rotate once

$100 Answer

28

$200 Question

What position must the Sun, Moon & Earth be in for ANY eclipse to occur?

$200 Answer

In a straight line

$300 QuestionWhat appears to be covered duringa Solar Eclipse?

$300 Answer

Sun

$400 QuestionHow must the Moon, Sun & Earth be aligned (in what order) for a Solar Eclipse?

$400 Answer

The Moon must be in the middle of the Sun & the Earth

$500 Question

In order to see the full eclipse of the Sun, an observer on earth must be standing under the

______________.

$500 Answer

UMBRA shadow

$100 Question

What appears to be covered during a lunar eclipse?

$100 Answer

Moon

$200 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDY

How must the Moon, Sun & Earthbe arranged (what order) for a Lunar Eclipse to occur?

$200 Answer

The Earth must be in the middle of the Sun & the Moon

$300 Question

What phase of the Moon is always the farthest from the Sun?

$300 AnswerFull

$400 Question

If we can see a 1st quarter Moon tonight, how long must be wait until the next 1st quarter Moon?

$400 Answer~28 days

$500 QuestionIf we can see a 1st quarter Moon tonight, how long must be wait until the next quarter Moon?

$500 Answer

~ 2 weeks (approximate: answer could be 13 – 15 days)

$100 Question

Is a new Moon visible from earth?

$100 Answer

NO

$200 Question

Which phase is the closest to the Sun?

$200 Answer

New Moon

$300 Question

What is the name of Earth’s Moon?

$300 Answer

LUNA!

$400 Question

Which phase of the moon lookslike a crescent on the right hand side?

$400 Answer

Waxing crescent

$500 Question DOUBLE JEOPARDYThe moon appears to grow from the ______side during waxing phases

$500 Answer

Right

Final Jeopardy

Draw a solar eclipse, including the Umbra & Penumbra

Solar