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Model that says earth is the center of the solar system
a) geocentric
b) heliocentric
c) eclipse
d) greenhouse effect

Model that says sun is the center of the solar system
a) geocentric
b) heliocentric
c) ellipse
d) greenhouse effect

This consists of the sun, planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects.
a) planets
b) dwarf planet
c) solar system
d) astronomical unit

One astronomical unit equals
a) 150,000,000 m
b) 150,000,000 miles
c) 150,000,000 dm
d) 150,000,000 km

How many astronomical unit is it from the earth to the sun?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

How long ago did the solar system form?
a) 4.6 million years
b) 4.6 trillion years
c) 4.6 billion year
d)

Where does nuclear fusion occur in the sun?
a) core
b) radiation zone
c) surface
d) convection zone

What is the process by which the sun produces energy?
a) nuclear fission
b) nuclear lusion
c) nuclear fusion
d) nuclear confusion

Dark regions on the suns surface
a) solar flares
b) dark masks
c) suncots
d) sunspots

What planets are small, dense, and have rocky surfaces?
a) inner planets
b) gas giants
c) outer planets
d) extra terrestrial planets

What planet is closest to the sun?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet is the smallest
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet is the hottest
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet has longer days that years
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet is most similar to Earth?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet has liquid water?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet has living things
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet once had liquid water?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

What planet has Olympus Mons
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Mars

Planets that are much larger, but do not have solid surfaces.
a) Gas Giants
b) Inner Planets
c) Terrestrial Planets
d) Outer Ring Planets

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