Exploring the Solar System

What has increased alongside technology to change our view of the solar system?

• Artistic skills

• Scientific knowledge

• Political power

• Economic wealth

What else, besides planets, have scientists discovered in the solar system?

• New moons

• Solar flares

• Solar-system objects

• Asteroids

What is the primary concept of the geocentric universe?

• The Sun is the center

• Earth is the center

• Stars are the center

• The Moon is the center

In which century was the heliocentric model proposed?

• 14th century

• 15th century

• 16th century

• 17th century

What is the shape of the orbits in Kepler's refined model?

• Circles

• Ellipses

• Squares

• Triangles

Who was the scientist that first turned a telescope to the heavens in 1610?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What model accurately describes the solar system?

• Geocentric model

• Heliocentric model

• Flat Earth model

• Ptolemaic model

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Do planets emit their own light?

• Yes, they do

• No, they reflect light

• Only during the day

• Only during the night

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the term for the model where the Sun is at the center?

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Astrological

• Lunar-centric

What is the term used for the slight motion of a star moving toward and away from us?

• Orbital velocity

• Radial velocity

• Angular velocity

• Linear velocity