11.1 Movement in Space - Full

A ____________ is a cold mix of dust, gas, and ice that produces a tail as it approaches the sun.

• satellite

• comet

• planet

• meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A ball superheated gas (plasma) composed of hydrogen and helium is a

• satellite

• star

• softball

• margin

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A streak of light made by a piece of rock or metal as it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere is a

• satellite

• star

• planet

• meteor

A model of the solar system with SUN in the center.

• heliocentric

• geocentric

• eccentric

• metric

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Johannes Kepler (using Tycho Brahe's data) discovered that the true shape of a planet's orbit is a(n)__________, not a circle like Copernicus thought.

• hexagon

• squiggly

• square

• ellipse

In the 1500's this astronomer wrote a book that suggested that the sun was the center of the solar system.

• Ptolemy

• Brahe

• Copernicus

• Galilieo

Something that orbits a planet is a

• satellite

• sandwich

• meteorite

• margin

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

By discovering that Venus has phases, and Jupiter has moons, this man proved the heliocentric model is correct.

• Ptolemy

• Brahe

• Copernicus

• Galilieo

A ___________________ is a pattern or group of stars that suggest the outline of a figure or object.

• satellite

• comet

• planet

• constellation

This man believed the geocentric model was correct.

• Ptolemy

• Brahe

• Copernicus

• Galilieo