Quiz about Earth & the Solar System Review

Question 1

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Earth

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Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 2

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

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rock

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gas

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metal

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water

Question 3

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

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Sun

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Jupiter

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Earth

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Pluto

Question 4

A ball of ice and dust orbiting the sun in a long, narrow orbit. As it gets closer to the sun, it forms a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

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Comet

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Asteroid

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Moon

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Meteor

Question 5

Which planet is NOT one of the

"Gas Giants"?

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Venus

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Uranus

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Neptune

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Saturn

Question 6

What is the largest planet in

our solar system?

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Jupiter

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Neptune

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Uranus

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Mars

Question 7

A small, irregular shaped rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small car to several kilometers across.

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asteroid

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comet

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planet

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moon

Question 8

Which is the only planet that supports life?

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Earth

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Mars

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Neptune

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Saturn

Question 9

All of the planets move around the sun in a_____.

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elliptical orbit

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circular orbit

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rectangular orbit

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long, narrow orbit

Question 10

The sun is a____.

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star

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comet

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galaxy

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meteor

Question 11

What is the solar system made up of?

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The sun, planets and their moons, and other objects that orbit the sun

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Millions of stars

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The sun, planets, and stars

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The sun and planets

Question 12

All objects in our Solar System orbit the Sun.

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True

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False

Question 13

How many planets are there in the solar system?

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8

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6

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10

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12

Question 14

Which planet is not an inner planet?

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Neptune

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Mercury

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Venus

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Earth

Question 15

_________ is a dwarf planet.

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Pluto

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Neptune

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Mars

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Jupiter

Question 16

Which model of the solar system does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Geocentric Model

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Heliocentric Model

Question 17

The "asteroid belt " in the Solar System is located between which two planets ?

Accepted Answer

Mars and Jupiter

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Mercury and Venus

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Venus and Earth

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Jupiter and Saturn

Question 18

The sun is _____________ km away from the Earth.

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150 million

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100 million

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190 million

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130 billion

Question 19

Small, rocky or metallic bodies that come from debris left over from the formation of the solar system or broken pieces of comets and asteroids.

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meteoroids

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moons

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stars

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dwarf planets

Question 20

The earth-centered view of the solar system

Accepted Answer

Geocentric

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Heliocentric

Question 21

What is the main difference between the geocentric models and the heliocentric models of the solar system?

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the object at the center of the solar system

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the shape of the planets' orbits

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the number of planets

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the stars being in fixed positions in their orbit

Question 22

Which lists the planets in the correct order from the closest to farthest from the Sun?

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

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

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

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

Question 23

What does the word "helio" mean?

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Sun

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Earth

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Mars

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Jupiter

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an inner planet?

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many rings

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smaller

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few or no moons

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rocky

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the outer planets?

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rocky

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large gravitational pull

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gaseous

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many moons

Question 26

Who were the astronomers that supported the geocentric model?

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Aristotle and Ptolemy

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Galileo and Kepler

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Copernicus and Aristotle

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Brahe and Kepler

Question 27

What does "geo-" mean?

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Earth

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sun

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center

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moon

Question 28

Outer planets are colder than inner planets.

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True

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False

Question 29

The sun-centered view of the solar system

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Heliocentric

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Geocentric

Question 30

These two astronomers supported Copernicus's heliocentric theory with calculations.

Accepted Answer

Brahe and Kepler

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Galileo and Aristotle

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Ptolemy and Kepler

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Aristotle and Ptolemy

Question 31

What important contribution did Brahe and Kepler make to models of the solar system?

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They recorded precise observations of planets and stars to show planets have elliptical orbits.

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They thought the Earth was at the center of the universe.

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They discovered moons orbiting Jupiter.

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They created epicycles to show retrograde motion of planets.

Question 32

What did Ptolemy's and Aristotle's model have in common?

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Both models had Earth as the center of the solar system.

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Both models had the sun at the center of the solar system.

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Both models had the sun as the center of the solar system.

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Both models had objects in solar system with epicycles.

Question 33

The first person to observe moons orbiting Jupiter through a telescope was

Accepted Answer

Galileo Galilei

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Aristotle

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Johannes Kepler

Question 34

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

Accepted Answer

the object at the center of the solar system

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the shape of the planets' orbits

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the movement of the moon

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the brightness of the sun

Question 35

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

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Telescope

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Microscope

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Mirror

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Magnifying glass

Question 36

The model of the solar system shown in the image is

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heliocentric

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geocentric

Question 37

An apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations

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parallax

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heliocentric

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geocentric

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epicycle

Question 38

How can elliptical orbits be described?

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oval shaped

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perfect circles

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straight lines

Question 39

Which model is shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

heliocentric

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geocentric model

Question 40

Whose heliocentric model is seen as the first step in the development of the modern models of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

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Galileo

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Ptolemy

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Kepler

Question 41

How did Ptolemy's model explain retrograde motion?

Accepted Answer

planets with epicycles as they orbited Earth

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elliptical orbits with Earth at center

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all objects orbiting in perfect circles around Earth

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elliptical orbits with sun at center

Question 42

Who came up with this model?

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

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Kepler

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Galileo Galilee

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Ptolemy

Question 43

Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

It does not clear its own orbit

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It orbits the Sun

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It has become rounded by its own gravity

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It only has one moon

Question 44

An object called a "shooting star" and appears like a streak in the night sky

Accepted Answer

Meteor

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Meteorite

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Comet

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Planet

Question 45

Inner planets are larger than the outer planets

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 46

What did Ptolemy's and Aristotle's model have in common?

Accepted Answer

Both models had Earth as the center of the solar system.

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Both discovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

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Both models had the sun as the center of the solar system.

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Both model had objects in solar system have epicycles.

Question 47

Which of the models is widely accepted today?

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric

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Geocentric

Question 48

Why were planetary motions unpredictable?

Accepted Answer

planets "wandered" or moved in backward loops unexpectedly

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because they were representative of the Greek gods

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ancient peoples had very little insight into the heavens

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they did not represent the stars so they were unpredictable

Question 49

The distance from the sun to Earth is called

Accepted Answer

an astronomical unit

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parallax

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a light year

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the speed of light

Question 50

How have models of Earth's position in the solar system changed over time?

Accepted Answer

Original models showed Earth in the center of the solar system, and current models show the Sun at the center, orbited by Earth.

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Original models showed the Moon in the center of the solar system, and current models show Earth at the center, orbited by the Sun and Moon.

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Original models showed Earth in the center of the solar system, and current models show the Moon at the center, orbited by the Sun and Earth.

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Original models showed the Sun in the center of the solar system, and current models show Earth at the center, orbited by the Sun.

Question 51

The "backward loops" that most planets would appear to do once a year is called

Accepted Answer

retrograde motion.

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planetary motion.

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prograde motion.

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parallax.

Question 52

The geocentric model of the universe was basically accepted for over one thousand years.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 53

The observation that everything moved across the night sky from east to west caused early astronomers like Aristotle to believe...

Accepted Answer

The earth was the center of the solar system.

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The sun was the center of the solar system.

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The earth was flat.

Question 54

What was the main reason why the heliocentric model made more sense than the geocentric model?

Accepted Answer

it was a simpler way to explain retrograde motion

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it explained why the stars were "fixed" in the night sky

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it showed the earth at the center with all objects orbiting in perfect circles

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