7th Grade EOC

Space and all the matter and energy in it.

• Space
• Solar System 
• Universe
• Sun

The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. 

• Universe 
• Galaxy 
• Star
• Solar System 

________ holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

• Gravity
• String
• Bill Nye
• Duct tape

The shape of our Milky Way galaxy can be classified as ____________.

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• French

Match the scientific theory to the correct definition:
The Big Bang Theory

• Animals and plants change gradually over a long period of time through a process of natural selection
• The planets move around the sun, not the other way around
• An explosion of heat that occurred 15 billion years ago and from which the Universe originated
• The force which makes two objects move towards each other, most commonly when an object falls to the ground

What scientist discovered the Geocentric Model?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Plato

What scientist discovered the Heliocentric Model?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Plato

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

• Galileo

• Plato

• Ptolemy

• No one

Which model states that the Sun is positioned at the center of the universe?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

What geologic process changes pieces of rocks, minerals and other materials into sedimentary rocks?

• Compacting and Cementing
• Cooling
• Heat and Pressure
• Melting