Unit 10 Study Guide

At first, scientists believed that the ______ was at the center of the solar system, but the model shifted to show the _______ at the center of the solar system.

• Sun......Moon

• Sun.....Earth

• Earth.....Sun

• Moon....Earth

Copernicus proposed the ________model, which was later proven correct by Galileo.

• Lunacentric

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Copernican

3. The Big Bang theory is supported by red-shifting light. What does red-shifting light help us understand?

• Other galaxies are moving toward us

• Other galaxies are moving away from us

• Other galaxies are slowing down

• Other galaxies are glowing brighter

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Explain Hubble's Law about the movement of galaxies.

• The farther away a galaxy is, the faster it moves.

• The farther away a galaxy is, the slower it moves.

• The larger a galaxy is, the faster it spins.

• The larger a galaxy is, the slower it spins.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the shape of our galaxy?

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Elliptical

• Spherical

Where are we located in the Milky Way galaxy?

• On the Andromeda star cluster near the central bulge

• On the outer edge of the Centaurus spiral arm

• On the Orion outer spiral arm

• Within the central bulge

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the cosmic address of planet Earth?

• Earth - Solar System - Centaurus Arm - Milky Way - Local Group - Capricorn Supercluster - Observable Universe

• Earth - Solar System - Andromeda Arm - Milky Way - Sub-Local Group - Ares Supercluster - Observable Universe

• Earth - Solar System - Betelgeuse Arm - Milky Way - Sub-Local Group - Aquarius Supercluster - Observable Universe

• Earth - Solar System - Orion Arm - Milky Way - Local Group - Virgo Supercluster - Observable Universe

Which other planet is nearly the same size as Earth?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

The Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system, is located on which planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Based on mass, which planet has the weakest gravity and which planet has the strongest gravity?

• Mars, Saturn

• Mercury, Saturn

• Neptune, Jupiter

• Mercury, Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4