Solar system Formation

The terrestrial planets

• are more dense then the jovian planets

• are less dense then the jovian planets

• are bigger then the jovian planets

• are further away from the sun than the jovian planets.

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The Jovian planets

• are less dense compared to the terrestrial planets.

• are more dense compared to the terrestrial planets

• are smaller compared to the terrestrial planets

• are closer to the sun then the terrestrial planets

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Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets are

• larger and less dense

• smaller and more dense

• closer to the Sun and less rocky

• farther from the Sun and more rocky

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How long ago did our solar system form?

• 4.6 billion years

• 13.8 billion years

• 13.8 million years

• 4.6 million years

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The diagram represents our solar system. This system is best classified as

• heliocentric with elliptical orbits

• geocentric, with elliptical orbits

• geocentric, with circular orbits

• heliocentric, with circular orbits

When we say earth rotates we mean

• it spins on its axis

• it orbits the sun

• it orbits the moon

• it goes around the sun

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Which statement best describes the geocentric model of our solar system?

• The Earth is located at the center of the model.

• All planets revolve around the Sun.

• The Sun is located at the center of the model.

• All planets except the Earth revolve around the Sun.

In which type of model are the Sun, other stars, and the Moon in orbit around the Earth?

• heliocentric model

• concentric model

• tetrahedral model

• geocentric model

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Which diagram represents a geocentric model? [Key: E = Earth, P = Planet, S = Sun]

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In the geocentric model (the Earth at the center of the universe), which motion would occur?

• The Earth would revolve around the Sun.

• The Earth would rotate on its axis.

• The Moon would revolve around the Sun.

• The Sun would revolve around the Earth.

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