Welcome To Planetary Jeopardy

Enjoy Planetary Jeopardy• Choose players or groups - Individuals or Teams can play!

• When a player knows an answer, he or she is to raise a hand to answer if playing in a group, or say “Beep” and answer if playing with one other person. Player #1 or Team #1 chooses a category and question dollar amount first.

• Teacher or MC reads the “answer” completely, then contestants can respond.

• After a response is given by a player, click anywhere on the slide to see the correct response.

• Scores can be recorded by the teacher or MC.

• Then, click “To Game Board” and continue the game until all categories are finished.

Can You Planet?

Roman Gods

Take a Spin

Houston, we have a problem

Don’t Moon Me

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The smallest of the planets

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What is Pluto?

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Separates the inner and outer planets

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What is the

asteroid belt?

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Has a giant red spot believed to be storms

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What is Jupiter?

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The hottest of all planets

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What is Venus?

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Has the largest volcano in the entire solar

system

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What is Mars?

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Named for the Roman god of time, our 6th day

is derived from this name

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Who was Saturn?

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Name for the winged messenger of the gods,

known for his speed

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Who was Mercury?

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Named for Gaia, who gave birth to the sea

and sky

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What is Earth?

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He was god of the underworld

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Who was Pluto?

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His symbol is a lightning bolt and his Greek equivalent is

Zeus.

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Who is Jupiter?

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It takes approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes to

make one complete turn on its axis.

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What is Earth?

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It has a day most similar to that of Earth.

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What is Mars?

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Until 1999, these planets had changed

orbits

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What are Pluto and Neptune?

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One year on this planet equals 248 Earth years.

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What is Pluto?

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The planet that turns the slowest on its axis,

creating the longest day in the solar system.

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What is Venus?

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The Viking spacecraft showed that its

atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide and that

life as we know it probably never existed.

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What is Mars?

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Satellite maps showed a hole in the ozone

layer above Antarctica.

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What is Earth?

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Only the Hubble Telescope has sent

back pictures of this far away planet.

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What is Pluto?

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Pioneer 11 sent back information about its giant

red spot.

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What is Jupiter?

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Launched by the Soviets, Venera 7 was the first spacecraft to land on this planet, or

any other planet

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What was Venus?

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Luna

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What is the name

of Earth’s moon?

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Ganymede, belonging to this planet, is the largest moon in the

solar system.

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What is Jupiter?

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What is one moon of Mars?

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Its single moon is almost as large as the planet

itself.

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What is Pluto?

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This planet’s moon orbits the planet

backwards.

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What is Neptune? (Triton)

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Final Jeopardy Category: _________

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This was the first planet to be discovered with

the use of a telescope.

Click to see the correct response!

What is Uranus

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Thank You for Playing

Acknowledgements:

Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and MediaJeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003

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