Astronomy Review: Kepler's laws, nutation, barycenter

Who is the scientist that figured out that the sun was the center of our solar system?

• Issac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Rosalind Franklin

What can you find in our universe?

• Dark Matter

• Galaxies

• Stars

• All of the above

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The earth is a ___ planet of the sun

• satellite

• center

• photosynthetic

• biologic

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Which answer choice best describes kepler's 1st law

• Space travel is limited by the speed of light and gravitational forces

• Each planet orbits the sun in an ellipse rather than a circle

• Each planet orbits the sun in a circle

• The earth's edges have a heliocentric model

True or false: The universe is slowly developing more black holes and is shrinking quickly.

Which description/vocabulary best describes how the Earth moves around our solar system

• The Earth rotates around the Sun

• The Earth Revolves around the sun

• The Moon Revolves around the Earth

• The Sun rotates around the Earth

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What is the specific angle that the Earth's Axis has in space?

• 27 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 70000 degrees

Because the earth tilts at a specific angle, what dominant effect does this have on our planet?

• It causes the seasons

• It causes global warming

• Severe weather

• Changes the length of the year

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Which days of the year do the summer and winter solstices occur

• June 21 and October 23

• January 1st and December 31st

• June 21st and December 21st

• July 4th and May 12th

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(fill in the blank) The science that studies the universe. It includes the observation and interpretation of celestial bodies and phenomena.

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Astrology

• Astronomy

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