Solar System Models, Planet Atmospheres, & Rotation vs Revolutio

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name of this model?

• Heliocentric Model

• Kepler Model

• Galileo Model

• Geocentric Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of this model?

• Heliocentric Model

• Geocentric Model

• Circle Model

• Aristotle Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What invention of Galileo helped other scientists and astronomers prove the Heliocentric model was correct?

• The Telescope

• Spheres with holes in them

• Elliptical machine

• The Microscope

What is the band of potential habitability?

• the right distance from a star for an atmosphere to form

• the right distance from a star for a terrestrial planet to form

• the right distance and temperature for liquid water

• the right distance to protect a planet from the sun's UV rays

Which planet practically rotates on it's side?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Uranus

• Neptune

The asteroid belt is found between

• The Sun and Mercury

• Neptune and Uranus

• Venus and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

All of the inner planets--

• have rings
• are rocky
• have deep atmospheres
• are large

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Neptune