T7L1-Movement In Space Question Preview (ID: 61428)


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the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
a) rotation
b) revolution
c) orbit
d) all of the answer choices

an oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular; the shape of the planets' orbits.
a) ellipse
b) eclipse
c) heliocentric
d) geocentric

a model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
a) heliocentric
b) geocentric
c) constellation
d) eclipse

a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars
a) geocentric
b) heliocentric
c) eclipse
d) constellation

a pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or object
a) constellation
b) star system
c) star
d) galaxy

a loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
a) comet
b) planet
c) meteor
d) asteroid

a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
a) meteor
b) comet
c) star
d) constellation

an object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit
a) planet
b) star
c) asteroid
d) comet

an object that orbits a planet
a) satellite
b) heliocentric
c) comet
d) geocentric

a ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion
a) star
b) comet
c) meteor
d) planet

the movement of an object around another object
a) revolution
b) rotation
c) heliocentric
d) all of the answer choices

the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
a) orbit
b) revolution
c) rotation
d) all of the answer choices

What motion does this model best represent?


a) rotation
b) revolution
c) orbit
d) ellipse

What motion does this model best represent?


a) revolution
b) rotation
c) ellipse
d) geocentric

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