Astronomy

Based on today's accepted ideas, the Earth Revolves around ________________.

• Jupiter
• The Moon
• The Sun
• Earth's Axis

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Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between the Earth and Moon
• Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
• Between Earth and Mars
• Between the Sun and Mercury

What is the orbiting of an object in space?

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Revolution
• Rotation

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What two factors combine to keep the planets moving in orbit?

• Gravity and Mass
• Gravity and Weight
• Inertia and Gravity 
• Inertia and Mass

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How many hours is 1 day on Earth?

• 12
• 24
• 36
• 48

What is the name of the model in which the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System?

• Solarcentric
• Suncentric
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric

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What is the name of the model in which the Earth is at the center of the Solar System?

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Earthcentric
• Landcentric 

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Galileo discovered huge pits on the moon called what?

• Moon holes
• Dips
• Bends
• Craters

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Which term describes a meteoroid that reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely?

• Asteroid
• Meteoroid
• Meteorite
• Meteor

Which scientist helped explain that gravity is why all the planets orbit the Sun?

• Kepler
• Galileo
• Copernicus
• Newton

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