Science 9.1 Space 1

Which is NOT one of the things mentioned that people looked to the sky for long ago?

• Planting Crops

• Guiding Boats

• Space Travel

• Political Decisions

Waxing and Waning are terms used in relation to ...

• Pluto

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Earth

The Sun, Moon, and the Stars are referred to as...

• Cosmic Bodies

• Celestial Bodies

• Astronomic Bodies

• Orbital Bodies

Planets come from the Greek word for...

• Giant

• Explorer

• Traveler

• Wanderer

The Earth-centered model of the universe was called...

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• globalcentric

• planetcentric

The Sun-centered model of the universe was called...

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• globalcentric

• planetcentric

What was discovered in 1781?

• Uranus

• Venus

• Pluto

• Mars

How many solar systems are int he Milky Way Galaxy?

• 200

• 300

• 400

• 500

How long ago did the solar system come into being?

• 1.5 Million

• 5.5 Million

• 4.5 Billion

• 10.5 Billion

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Venus