Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?

Everything in the solar system revolve around the sun.

It is closer to Earth than other stars.

The sun produces light and energy.

The sun is the largest object that can be seen.

It is difficult to see the surface of Venus through a telescope. Which of these features of Venus best explains why its surface is difficult to observe from Earth?

It is surrounded by thick clouds.

It is covered completely by water.

It is too far from Earth to be seen.

It does not produce light of its own.

Earth orbits the sun, yet the sun appears to move across Earth’s sky, rising in the east and setting in the west. What causes this apparent movement of the sun?

Earth’s rotation on its axis approximately every 24 hours

Earth’s revolution on its axis approximately every 24 hours

Earth’s rotation around the sun approximately every year

Earth’s revolution around the sun approximately every year

Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?

Everything in the solar system revolves around the sun.

It is closer to Earth than other stars.

The sun produces light and energy.

The sun is the largest object that can be seen.

Josleen divided some of the planets into two main groups. The table below shows how she grouped them. Which two categories did Josleen most likely use to group the planets?

small diameters and large diameters

orbit the sun and orbit other bodies

Paul made a poster showing the solar system. Paul’s poster is shown below. Which of these details in Paul’s poster is accurate?

the distances between the planets

the sizes of the planets and the sun

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large, rocky objects that revolve around the sun. Found in the Asteroid Belt.

Asteroid

Comet

Astronomy

Axis

the study of objects in space and their characteristics.

Astronomy

Biology

Topography

Geology

an imaginary line that goes through Earth from pole to pole

Axis

Comet

Galaxy

Orbit

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is a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice and dust

Comet

Dwarf Planet

Meteor

Asteroid

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are nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies

Dwarf Planet

Dwarfs

Galaxy

Comet

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is a group of billions of stars. The objects that orbit the stars, gas and dust.

Galaxy

Meteor

Meteorite

Meteoroid

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.

Meteor

Meteorite

Meteoroid

Orbit

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TCAP Science Earth Place

large, rocky objects that revolve around the sun. Found in the Asteroid Belt.

the study of objects in space and their characteristics.

an imaginary line that goes through Earth from pole to pole

is a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice and dust

are nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies

is a group of billions of stars. The objects that orbit the stars, gas and dust.

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.

A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface.

small rocky or metallic objects that travel in space.

the path one space object takes around another object

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