
Heliocentric vs Geocentric Model Quiz
Authored by Daniel Pleninger
Science
9th - 12th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What characteristic sets the planets apart from the stars, Sun, and Moon?
they appear in the same spot in the night sky every night
they "wander" in the night sky
they are smaller
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called for when a planet is moving forward?
prograde
retrograde
heliograde
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called for when a planet is moving backwards in the night sky?
retrograde
prograde
heliograde
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An inferior planet is one that is...
one that has an orbit beyond earth's orbit and farther from the Sun
in between the earth and the sun
smaller than the earth
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one is an example of an inferior planet?
Venus
Mars
Neptune
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one is an example of a superior planet?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the person that popularized the geocentric model?
Galileo
Aristotle
Copernicus
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