SC.8.E.5.8 - Historical Models of the Solar System

In which model of our Solar System are the planets and stars orbiting around the sun?

• Concentric model

• Geocentric model

• Heliocentric model

• Solarcentric model

Which model of the solar system is represented by the diagram above?

• earthcentric

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• spherocentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In the diagram above, what is represented by the sphere labeled C?

• Earth

• Moon

• Venus

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What evidence did scientists in the past use to support their theory that everything moved around the earth?

• They used telescopes to see how the earth moved around the sun.

• They observed that the sun rose in the east and set in the west.

• They used telescopes to observe the motion of objects in space.

• They observed that moons orbited Jupiter.

According to the passage, Galileo Galelei found evidence which did NOT support which model of our Solar System?

• Concentric model

• Geocentric model

• Heliocentric model

• Solarcentric model

Which statement best describes the geocentric model of our Solar System?

• The earth is located at the center of the model.

• All planets orbit around the sun.

• The sun is located at the center of the model.

• All planets except the earth orbit around the sun.

Which of the following diagrams best shows the heliocentric model of the Solar System?

• [Diagram a]

• [Diagram b]

• [Diagram c]

• [Diagram d]

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun’s position in space is best described as the center of ___.

• the Milky Way galaxy

• the constellations

• the entire universe

• our Solar System

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2