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Many years ago, people believed that the Earth was the center of the solar system because from Earth, it looks as if the stars and the Sun
a) revolve around the Earth.
b) are controlled by the Earth.
c) are much smaller than the Earth.
d) move more quickly than the Earth.
The _____________ model is a model proposed by Nicholaus Copernicus, a Polish cleric, around 1500. His model proposed that all the planets revolve around the Sun and the moon revolves around Earth.
a) big bang
b) geocentric
c) heliocentric
d) gravocentric
Which list is organized from SMALLEST to LARGEST?
a) Planet, Galaxy, Solar System, Universe
b) Solar System, Planet, Universe, Galaxy
c) Universe, Solar System, Planet, Galaxy
d) Planet, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
What is the name of the galaxy where Earth is located?
a) Andromeda
b) Sun Galaxy
c) Comet Galaxy
d) Milky Way Galaxy
The inner planets are DIFFERENT from the outer planets mainly because they are
a) colder.
b) larger.
c) comprised of gas.
d) comprised of rock.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune: what is one reason why life probably does not exist on these four planets?
a) They have no gravity.
b) They are the gas planets.
c) They are the giant planets.
d) They are the rocky planets.
The Earth rotates from ______ to _____, giving rise to the apparent motion of the Sun each day.
a) east to west
b) north to south
c) west to east
d) south to north
Gravity on the moon is about 1/ 6 th the gravity felt on the earth. This is because
a) the moon is so far away from the earth.
b) the moon is much less massive than the earth.
c) the earth has a molten core and the moon doesn't.
d) the moon is so much further from the sun than the earth.
The planets in our solar system move around the Sun because of
a) its atmosphere.
b) radiation.
c) energy.
d) gravity.
Our solar system lies in
a) the central ring of the Milky Way.
b) one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way.
c) in the galactic center of the Milky Way.
d) outside the spiral arms of the Milky Way.
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