Astronomy Review

Who came up with the GEOCENTRIC model of the Universe?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

What is HELIO-Centric?

• The sun is at the center of the solar system

• The Earth is at the center of the solar system

• The Earth is at the center of the solar system, but the planets still orbit the sun

The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely was?

• USSR

• USA

The first man-made satellite launched from Earth to complete a successful orbit was-

• Splenda

• Sputnik

• Apollo 11

• The Hubble Telescope

The most supported theory of how the moon formed is called the-

• Big Bang Theory

• Stellar Nebula Theory

• Giant Impact Theory

Waxing is when the moon appears to be getting _______ day to day.

• Bigger

• Smaller

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Where is the asteroid belt?

• Past Neptune

• Past Mars

The hottest planet is

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Mercury

The sun emits energy by converting hydrogen into helium. What is this process called?

• Fission

• Fusion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Areas of gas on the Sun that are cooler than gases around them are known as

• Solar Flares

• Sunspots

• Photosphere

• Solar Winds