Solar System Quiz

Models of the solar system with Earth at the center are called _____________________ models.

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• terrestrial

• none of the above

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Between the orbits of what two planets is the asteroid belt located?

• The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Earth and Mars.

• The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

• The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus.

• The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

The "Great Red Spot" is a storm on which planet?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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The four planets that are closet to the sun are called the ___________?

• Outer Planets

• Inner Planets

• Planets

• Moons

A small object in orbit around a planet is a _________?

• Star

• Moon

• Gravity

• Planet

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What planet is surrounded by shiny rings?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Saturn

• Uranus

In the solar system, the sun's _________ keeps the planets and other solar system objects traveling in orbits around it

• Sun

• Moons

• Gravity

• Comets

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The closer a planet is to the sun, the ________ it moves.

In the heliocentric model, the planet that lies between Mars and Venus Is?

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Jupiuter

• Earth

Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Ptolemy