Solar System Quiz 1 Practice

First Name

Last Name

Science Class Period

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

What theory does the illustration describe?

• Geocentric Theory
• Big Bang Theory
• Heliocentric Theory
• Continental Drift Theory

Which theory does the illustration describe?

• Geocentric Theory
• Big Bang Theory
• Heliocentric Theory
• Continental Drift Theory

What did the Geocentric Theory state?

• A. Earth revolves around the Moon.
• B. The sun is at the center of the solar system.
• C. The universe began with a great explosion.
• D. The Earth is at the center of the solar system.

In the Geocentric Model, which MOTION would occur?

• A. The sun would revolve around the Earth.
• B. The moon would revolve around the sun.
• C. The Earth would rotate on its axis.
• D. The Earth is at the center of the solar system.

__________ orbits the Earth in BOTH the Geocentric and Heliocentric Models.

• A. the moon
• B. Venus
• C. the sun
• D. Mars

Who published the first astronomical observations made with a perfected telescope he built in his laboratory?

• A. Hipparchus
• B. Copernicus
• C. Kepler
• D. Galileo

Astronomy is scientific study of

• A. all objects and matter.
• B. all objects and matter beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.
• C. all of the planets and stars.
• D. the entire night sky.