Reviewer 2 theories on the origin of the universe

A scientific theory...

• is based on lots of evidence
• is not valid
• is not reliable
• has not been tested many times

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Match the scientific theory to the correct definition:
The Big Bang Theory

• Animals and plants change gradually over a long period of time through a process of natural selection
• The planets move around the sun, not the other way around
• An explosion of heat that occurred 15 billion years ago and from which the Universe originated
• The force which makes two objects move towards each other, most commonly when an object falls to the ground

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which of the following is true about theories and opinions?

• It is about right and wrong
• theories explain observations clearly and consistently
• A theory doesn't have to be repeatable

Theories can change when....

• we discover new information and new technology

• whenever the scientist decides

• the decade changes

• cows jump over the moon

What scientist discovered the Geocentric Model?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Plato

What scientist discovered the Heliocentric Model?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Plato

Where is Earth positioned in the Geocentric model

• in the center

• on the outside

• to the right

• to the left

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

• Galileo

• Plato

• Ptolemy

• No one

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7