Astronomy Intro

We are located in the...

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Antennae Galaxies

• M82 Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which term means that "all the objects in the sky revolve about the Earth"?

• heliocentrism
• geocentrism
• Copernicism
• ellipticism

Who promoted the idea that the Sun was the center of the solar system?

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Venus

Which planet is now classified as a dwarf planet?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Pluto
• Jupiter

A _______ is a burning body of matter that has entered Earth's atmosphere; "shooting star"

• Meteor
• Comet
• Asteroid
• Solar Flare

An AU is define as the distance between the earth and

• mercury

• the moon

• mars

• the sun

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

What is the time it takes an object to go around the Sun?

• a day
• a year
• one rotation
• a light-year

What is the time it takes for a planet to make on full rotation (spin) on its axis?

• a year
• a day
• a revolution
• a light-year