Solar System Review

After the Sun, what is the next most massive object in the Solar System?

• the Earth
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus

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In 1543, who published their work proposing a Sun-centered model of the universe?

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Kepler
• Brahe

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Who's astronomical observations were an essential contribution to Kepler's model?

• Claudius Ptolemy
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Tycho Brahe
• Isaac Newton

"Heliocentrism" refers to a model where _____

• the Earth is the center the solar system
• the Sun is the center of the solar system
• the Moon, Sun and stars are affixed to crystal spheres
• the Earth's shape is a plane or
  disk

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All the orbits of the planets _____

• are circular
• are scattered at various angles
• are exactly aligned
• lie in a relatively flat disk

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Which planets are commonly referred to as the "inner planets"?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
• Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
• Earth, Mars, Uranus, and Neptune
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Where is the the asteroid belt located?

• between Earth and Mars
• between Mars and Jupiter
• between Jupiter and Saturn
• out beyond the orbit of Neptune

What are "Kuiper Belt Objects"?

• rocky ice balls beyond Neptune
• planetoids in the main belt
• asteroids scattered around the solar system
• asteroids in between Mars and Jupiter

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Where is the the Oort Cloud located?

• between Earth and Mars
• between Mars and Jupiter
• between Jupiter and Saturn
• out beyond the orbit of Neptune

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The temperature on Mercury is...

• 0 to 100 degrees F

• -279 to 800 Degrees F

• -50 to 150 degrees F

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