Astronomy Test #1 Review

Which of the following scientists believed in a geocentric model of the solar system?

• Ptolemy

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Copernicus

What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

• Virgo

• Hercules

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

Which theory of the solar system has the Sun at the center of our solar system?

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

Which theory of the solar system has the Earth at the center of our solar system?

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

Which statement is correct about the Big Bang Theory?

• It is the origin of the solar system and nothing is moving.

• It is the origin of the universe and it is shrinking.

• It is the origin of the universe and it is expanding.

• It is the origin of the solar system and it is expanding.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which one is not an inner planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

Which one is not a gas giant?

• Venus

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

Which is the only planet that spins on its side?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

Which planet is known as the 'Red planet'?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Saturn

• Neptune

Which is not a characteristic of Saturn?

• It is the 6th planet from the Sun.

• It has a strong gravitational field and is full of moons.

• Has the most well defined ring system.

• Its atmosphere contains mostly hydrogen and oxygen.