Moon Jeopardy

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Moon Jeopardy

• Developed by
• Mesa Verde Middle School
• San Diego, California
• for the
• Science Through ARts (STAR) Project
• www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/STAR/Eye

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Moon Jeopardy Rules

• Choose one student to read the questions and to
  call on the student who responds first, a second
  student to keep track of the score for each team,
  and a third student to serve as the final
  authority in case of disputes.
• Divide the remainder of the class into three
  teams and have the teams draw straws to decide
  which team goes first.
• The first round has three categories with all
  three teams competing the second round has two
  categories with the top two teams from round one
  competing. The team with the highest score at the
  end of the second round wins. Round 3 can be
  used in case of a tie.

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Moon Jeopardy Rules Continued

• The first person to tap the desk after the
  question is read will be called on to answer the
  question. If the answer is incorrect, points
  will be deducted from the teams score and
  another team will be allowed to try.
• Only one answer will be allowed for multiple
  choice or True/False questions. If the answer is
  incorrect, the question value will be deducted
  from the teams score and no one else may answer
  the question.
• Enjoy the game and have fun!!!

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Moon Jeopardy Game Board Round 1
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Moon Jeopardy Game Board Round 2
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Moon Jeopardy Game Board Round 3
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Measurement Facts 100

• A day on the Moon is ___ on Earth.
• A. Two weeks
• B. One month
• C. A day
• ? Back to Board Answer?

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Measurement Facts 100 Answer

• B. One month
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Measurement Facts 200

• How long does it take a rocket to get to the
  Moon?
• A. One week
• B. One month
• C. Three days
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Measurement Facts 200 Answer

• C. Three days
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Measurement Facts 300

• On the Moon you are ___ of your weight on Earth
• A. 1/2
• B. 1/8
• C. 1/6
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Measurement Facts 300 Answer

• C. 1/6
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Measurement Facts 400

• How far is the Moon from Earth?
• A. 240,000 miles
• B. About 3 million miles
• C. 234 million miles
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Measurement Facts 400 Answer

• A. 240,000 miles
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Measurement Facts 500

• The Moon moves ___ farther from Earth each year
• A. 3 feet
• B. 1.5 inches
• C. 4.6 inches
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Measurement Facts 500 Answer

• B. 1.5 inches
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True/False 100

• The Moon rotates so that we can see different
  parts of it at different times.
• True or False?
• ?Back to Board Answer ?

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True/False 100 Answer

• False.
• It keeps one face to us at all times.
• ? Back to Board

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True/False 200

• No human has been to the Moon since 1972.
• True or False?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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True/False 200 Answer

• True
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True/False 300

• The orange soil on the Moon is from the remains
  of meteors and asteroids.
• True or False?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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True/False 300 Answer

• False.
• They are the remains of volcanoes.
• ? Back to Board

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True/False 400

• Moon rocks contain the same materials as Earth
  rocks.
• True or False?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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True/False 400 Answer

• True
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True/False 500

• The Apollo 10 Command and Service Module was
  named Charlie Brown and the Lunar Module was
  named Snoopy.
• True or False?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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True/False 500 Answer

• True
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Great Feats on the Moon 100

• The _____ discovered evidence of water at the
  South Pole of the Moon in March1998.
• A. Challenger
• B. Lunar Prospector
• C. Apollo Missions
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Great Feats on the Moon 100 Answer

• B. Lunar Prospector
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Great Feats on the Moon 200

• Who was the geologist who discovered the orange
  rock on the Moon?
• A. Jack Schmitt
• B. Neil Armstrong
• C. Howard Mann
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Great Feats on the Moon 200 Answer

• A. Jack Schmitt
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Great Feats on the Moon 300

• Who hit a golf ball on the Moon?
• A. Gene Cernan
• B. Alan Shepard
• C. John Glenn
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Great Feats on the Moon 300 Answer

• B. Alan Shepard
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Great Feats on the Moon 400

• Who was the first astronomer to realize the Moon
  rotates around the Earth?
• A. Confucius
• B. James Ronald
• C. Galileo
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Great Feats on the Moon 400 Answer

• C. Galileo
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Great Feats on the Moon 500

• Who set the rover speed record on the Moon?
• A. Janet Anise
• B. Gene Cernan and Harrison/Jack Schmitt
• C. Daniel Fractal and John Hughson
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Great Feats on the Moon 500 Answer

• B. Gene Cernan and Harrison/Jack Schmitt
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Apollo Missions 100

• Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the
  Moon with humans?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Apollo Missions 100 Answer

• Apollo 11
• ? Back to Board

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Apollo Missions 200

• Which Apollo mission nearly had a catastrophe
  causing the astronauts to have to stay in the
  lunar module?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Apollo Missions 200 Answer

• Apollo 13
• ? Back to Board

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Apollo Missions 300

• How many Apollo missions were originally planned?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Apollo Missions 300 Answer

• 30 Apollo missions
• ?Back to Board

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Apollo Missions 400

• Which Apollo mission took the famous picture of
  the Earth as the spacecraft came around the Moon?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Apollo Missions 400 Answer

• Apollo 8
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Apollo Missions 500

• How many Apollo missions were actually sent into
  space and why were the number of planned missions
  cut?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Apollo Missions 500 Answer

• 27 Apollo missions actually flew.
• The number was cut because of funding issues.
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Famous Moon Phrases 100

• Thats one small step for man, one giant leap
  for mankind.
• Which astronaut made this statement and what was
  his mission?
• ?Back to Board Answer ?

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Famous Moon Phrases 100 Answer

• Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11
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Famous Moon Phrases 200

• Which ethnic culture claims that there is a
  rabbits face on the Moon?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Famous Moon Phrases 200

• Which ethnic culture claims that there is a
  rabbits face on the Moon?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Famous Moon Phrases 200 Answer

• The Chinese
• ? Back to Board

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Famous Moon Phrases 300

• Dont judge a man until you have walked two
  Moons in his moccasins.
• Which ethnic group claims this proverb?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Famous Moon Phrases 300 Answer

• Native Americans
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Famous Moon Quotes 400

• I like to think that the Moon is there, even if
  I am not looking at it.
• Who said this?
• ?Back to Board Answer ?

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Famous Moon Quotes 400 Answer

• Albert Einstein
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Famous Moon Quotes 500

• Everyone is like a Moon and has a dark side,
  which he never shows to anybody.
• Who said this?
• ?Back to Board Answer ?

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Famous Moon Quotes 500 Answer

• Mark Twain
• ? Back to Board

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Moon Etymology 100

• Once in a Blue Moon means almost never.
• Give an example in a sentence and explain the
  meaning.
• ?Back to Board Answer ?

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Moon Etymology 100 Suggested Answer

• Since our teacher gives us no homework only once
  in a blue moon, we should form a homework club so
  that we can help each other.
• A blue moon is very rare, so it occurs almost
  never."
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Moon Etymology 200

• The word lunar comes from which Latin word?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Moon Etymology 200 Answer

• Lunaris
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Moon Etymology 300

• How long is a lunar year?
• ? Back to Board Answer ?

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Moon Etymology 300 Answer

• 12 months
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Moon Etymology 400

• What is the Moon called when it is not visible in
  the night sky?
• ?Back to Board Answer ?

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Moon Etymology 400 Answer

• New Moon
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Moon Etymology 500

• To moonlight means to work a second job in
  addition to a full-time job.
• Give an example in a sentence and explain the
  connection to the Moon.
• ?Back to Board Answer ?

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Moon Etymology 500 Suggested Answer

• In order to make ends meet, Tim moonlighted at
  the radio station.
• To moonlight is to work another job, often at
  night, in addition to ones principal full-time
  job.
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