READY-MADE CLASSROOM REVIEW
Astronomy Jeopardy
Astronomy. Project the board, share one room code, and keep the class on the same review.
Review before you host
Check the clues and answers for your group. Answers stay hidden during live play until the host reveals them.
Round 1
Galactic Geography
$200The massive spiral galaxy closest to our own Milky Way.
$400Our solar system is located in this smaller spiral arm of the Milky Way.
$600This satellite galaxy is visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere.
$800The region at the center of the galaxy where a supermassive black hole resides.
$1000This type of galaxy shape is characterized by a central bulge and sweeping arms.
Cosmic Anomalies
$200The invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in galaxies.
$400An intense explosion marking the final stage of a massive star's life.
$600A theoretical bridge connecting two distant points in space-time.
$800The mysterious force causing the accelerating expansion of the universe.
$1000A region where gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape.
Stellar Evolution
$200A cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born.
$400The remnant core left behind by a low-mass star like our Sun.
$600Our sun is currently in this long, stable phase of its life cycle.
$800A cool, massive star that has exhausted its hydrogen fuel.
$1000The state of matter found in a very dense stellar remnant composed of neutrons.
Planetary Science
$200The rocky planet closest to the Sun.
$400A dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt.
$600The largest planet in our solar system, known for the Great Red Spot.
$800The planet known for its spectacular ring system.
$1000This planet rotates on its side compared to its orbital plane.
Famous Astronomers
$200He used a telescope to discover the moons of Jupiter.
$400He formulated the laws of planetary motion.
$600He proposed that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe.
$800He discovered that the universe is expanding by observing distant galaxies.
$1000She discovered the period-luminosity relationship for Cepheid variables.
Space Missions
$200This rover landed on Mars in 2012 to look for past habitability.
$400The first human-made object to orbit the Earth.
$600The historic mission that first landed humans on the Moon.
$800A space probe that provided the first close-up images of Pluto.
$1000A space telescope launched in 1990 that revolutionized our view of the universe.
Double Jeopardy
Galactic Geography
$400The group of over 50 galaxies that includes our own.
$800A zone of avoidance where the Milky Way disk obscures background galaxies.
$1200The term for galaxies that have been stretched by galactic collisions.
$1600A massive structure that contains the Milky Way and thousands of other galaxies.
$2000The measurement describing the density of stars per cubic parsec.
Cosmic Anomalies
$400The faint remnant radiation left over from the Big Bang.
$800A theoretical particle that could explain dark matter.
$1200High-energy particles originating from outside the solar system.
$1600The boundary surrounding a black hole from which nothing can escape.
$2000A powerful, short-lived burst of gamma radiation from distant cosmic events.
Stellar Evolution
$400The final stage of evolution for the most massive stars.
$800The inward pressure balancing against outward thermal expansion in a star.
$1200A binary system where one star steals matter from its companion.
$1600A dense, rapidly rotating neutron star that emits regular pulses of radiation.
$2000The process by which elements heavier than iron are created in massive explosions.
Planetary Science
$400The large canyon system on Mars that dwarfs the Grand Canyon.
$800The point in an orbit where a planet is closest to the Sun.
$1200The moon of Saturn with a thick, nitrogen-rich atmosphere.
$1600The moon of Jupiter suspected of having a vast liquid ocean under its ice.
$2000The thin atmosphere of Mars is primarily composed of this compound.
Famous Astronomers
$400She was the first woman to hold a professorship at the Royal Observatory.
$800He developed the classification system for stellar spectra.
$1200He proposed the existence of quasars and calculated their incredible distances.
$1600He developed the theory of general relativity, influencing modern cosmology.
$2000He predicted the existence of the planet Neptune using mathematical calculations.
Space Missions
$400The probe sent to map the magnetic field of Jupiter.
$800The lander that successfully touched down on a comet in 2014.
$1200A joint NASA and ESA mission studying the Saturn system.
$1600The first space probe to leave the solar system.
$2000Launched in 2020, this Mars rover mission was designed to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples for future return to Earth.
Final Jeopardy · Cosmology
This term refers to the theoretical age of the universe as determined by its rate of expansion.
