8SCI - Ch 3 - Solar System TEST

Which of the following are terrestrial planets? (check all correct answers)

• Mercury

• Mars

• Uranus

• Venus

• Pluto

List the correct order of the planets starting with the one closest to the sun.

The idea that the earth and all the planets revolve around the sun is called the _______________ theory.

What is the term for the sum of all space, matter, and energy that exist, that have existed in the past, and that will exist in the future?

The Great Red Spot is a _____ on the planet of Jupiter.

What is commonly called a shooting star and is very small, usually smaller than a marble, which burns up as it enters a planet's atmosphere.

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Meteor

Separates inner and outer planets

• dwarf planet

• terrestrial planets

• gas giants

• asteroid belt

What does "Helios" mean?

• Earth

• Center

• Sun

• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

"Geo" is translated from Latin to what word in English?

Explain how you know the model shown in the photo is GEOCENTRIC?

** Must use at least one complete sentence to receive full credit **

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1