Chapter 4: The Solar System and Beyond Quiz

Which of the following statements about the Earth Centered Model is TRUE?

• It was proposed by Copernicus and Galileo

• Further evidence is needed to disprove it.

• It has the Sun at the center of the Solar System.

• It is no longer the accepted model of our Solar System.

Which of the following is NOT a theory that explains the origin of the Solar System?

• The Plum Pudding Theory

• The Oscillating Theory

• The Big Bang Theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Johannes Kepler discovered that the planet's orbits are

• circular

• a straight line

• square

• elliptical

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MS-ESS1-2

The orbit of _____ are closer to the Sun that Earth's orbit.

• Mercury and Mars

• Mercury and Venus

• Mars and Venus

• Jupiter and Mercury

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MS-ESS1-2

Water is found as a solid, liquid, and gas only on _____, making it the only planet able to sustain life.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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MS-ESS1

This planet has extremely high surface temperatures and acid rains. It doesn't have any moons.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

This planet has craters, cliffs, and a weak magnetic field. No atmosphere and no moons. It is the fastest orbiting planet at 88 Earth Days.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Iron oxide gives this planet its reddish color. It has the largest volcano in the solar system and two moons. Our closest neighbor, it is nicknamed, "The Red Planet".

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This planet was named after the Roman God of the sea for its brilliant blue color. It is the furthest planet from the Sun.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

This planet is the largest in our solar system. It has a "Great Red Spot" thought to be a hurricane.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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