Earth Science Astronomy

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

• perfect circle

• ellipse

• spiral

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the center of the solar system

The planets in our solar system orbit in an ellipse with the ______ at one of the two foci.

• Center

• Asteroid

• Sun

• Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

• perihelion

• aphelion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The shape of the Earth is not a perfect sphere it is rather a(n)

• Oblate Spheroid

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Flat Disc

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• double axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Rotation

• Tilting 

• Revolution

• Spinning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The combined gravitational forces between the sun, moon, and earth result in different ______ _______.

• ocean waves

• tidal ranges

• sea level

• sun rays

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

• aphelion

• perihelion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2