Outer Space Review

When a planet rotates, it is doing which of the following

• Moving around the Sun

• Spinning on its axis

• Moving around other planets

• Spinning due to a large storm

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The path of an object around a particular point in space is known as the objects_____.

• Rotation

• Revolution

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What is the shape of an object's orbit?

• Circle

• Rectangle

• Oval

• Triangular

This force is what determines an object's orbit in space

• Inertia

• Drag

• Gravity

• Thrust

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How long ago was the universe created according to astronomers?

• 4.6 billion yrs

• 10 billion yrs

• 100 million yrs

• 14 billion yrs

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This is the name of the theory that astronomers use to explain how the universe was formed

• Steady State

• Creation

• Big Bag

• Oscillating

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What year was the Big Bang theory first presented?

• 1927

• 1812

• 1912

• 1945

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What is a theory?

Answer explanation

An interpretation of how some process works based on lots of hard evidence

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Who was the American scientist who found major evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory?

• Galileo Galilei

• Stephen Hawking

• Edwin Hubble

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

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How do the seasons occur on Earth?

• Due to the Earth's rotation on its axis

• Due to the Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Due to the Earth tilting towards or away from the Sun

• Due to the Moon orbiting the Earth

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