Astronomy 1

The invention Galileo used to prove and convince others that the heliocentric model was correct

• stethoscope

• telescope

• microscope

• otoscope

Oval shaped orbit

• eclipse

• ellipse

• Elmo

• orbit

Earth and planets revolve around the sun

• Geocentric Model

• Heliocentric Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal or object

• moon

• satellite

• planet

• constellation

When a comet gets to close to the sun, the cloud trailing behind the comet forms a glowing tail made of hot dust and gas.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun

• comet

• constellation

• meteor

• meteorite

Earth is the center of the universe

• Geocentric Model

• Heliocentric Model

A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice that burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere

• constellation

• meteor

• comet

• moon

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 7

• 9

• 8

• 10

"An object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity and has cleared the area of its orbit of debris" is known as a

• planet

• moon

• constellation

• sun

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