Astronomy Quiz

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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Which theory stated that the sun was the center of the solar system?

• Big Bang Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Geocentric Theory

• Oscillating Theory

Which astronomer was known for refining the telescope and discovering the moons of Jupiter?

• Isaac Newton

• Claudius Ptolomy

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

Terrestrial planets are ____.

• inner planets, rocky, and small
• inner planets, gaseous, and large
• outer planets, rocky, and small
• outer planets, gaseous, and large

Gas Giants are ____.

• inner planets, rocky, and small
• inner planets, gaseous, and large
• outer planets, rocky, and small
• outer planets, gaseous, and large

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

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The Sun is at the center of our solar system.  All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit? 

• Mercury
• Earth
• Saturn
• Neptune

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The sun is a

• planet.
• star.
• asteroid.

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What causes Earth to have day and night?

• the revolution around the Sun

• the moon's orbit

• the rotation around the Sun

• the rotation on its own axis

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What cycle does the diagram show?

• The Sun rotating around Earth

• The Earth rotating around its own axis

• The Sun revolving around Earth

• Earth revolving around the Sun

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