EPS Unit 1 Test Review

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What is the general pattern of planet sizes and distances in our solar system?

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The first four planets are small compared to the last four planets and orbit closer to each other.

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What is true about the orbits of planets in the solar system?

Back

All planets have an elliptical orbit.

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How do objects in space with a very large mass affect space?

Back

They make space bend a lot.

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Why does Pluto take much longer to revolve around the Sun than other planets?

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Because Pluto is farther from the Sun than other planets.

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What does Heliocentrism refer to?

Back

The model of the solar system where the Sun is at the center and planets orbit around it.

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What are the four inner planets of the solar system?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

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What are the four outer planets of the solar system?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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What is the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet?

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Dwarf planets do not clear their orbit of other debris, while planets do.

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What is the significance of the asteroid belt?

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It separates the inner rocky planets from the outer gas giants.

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What is the role of gravity in the solar system?

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Gravity keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and moons in orbit around planets.