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Timeline: Our Understanding of the Solar System

Timeline: Our Understanding of the Solar System

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Presentation

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Dana Wallach

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9 Slides • 7 Questions

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Timeline: Our Understanding of the Solar System

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Multiple Choice

Our understanding of the Earth and solar system has not changed since ancient times.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

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model of the universe in which the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets all orbited Earth

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earth-centric

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geocentric

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heliocentric

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solar-centric

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Multiple Choice

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model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun, which is at the center of the Universe

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earth-centric

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geocentric

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heliocentric

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solar-centric

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Multiple Choice

Which technological advance led to the acceptance of the heliocentric model of the universe?

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lunar rover

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digital microscope

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manned spacecraft

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improved telescopes

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Multiple Choice

Newton concluded that the following TWO factors keep the planets in orbit:

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gravity and weight

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gravity and inertia

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gravity and friction

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gravity and ellipse

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Multiple Choice

the first artificial Earth orbiting satellite is launched by the former Soviet Union

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Apollo 11

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International Space Station

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Perseverance Rover

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Sputnik 1

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Multiple Choice

1st mission to land a person on the moon

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Apollo 11

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International Space Station

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Perseverance Rover

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Sputnik 1

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Timeline: Our Understanding of the Solar System

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