Kahoot! Unit 8 Review

Sun-centered model of the solar system

• geocentric

• solar centric

• heliocentric

• luna centric

Earth centered model of the solar system

• geocentric

• solar centric

• heliocentric

• luna centric

Shape of the orbital path that the planets take around the Sun in the heliocentric model.

• circular

• elliptical

• rectangular

• hexagonal

Since the sun has a much greater mass, other smaller objects revolve around it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What tool allowed scientists to make observations that lead to the development and acceptance of the heliocentric model?

• microscope

• satellite

• binoculars

• telescope

What model(s) show Earth and other planets as spheres?

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• Heliocentric and Geocentric models

• Neither model

What causes the sun to cross at different paths across the sky?

• shape of the Earth

• the rotation of the Earth

• tilt of the Earth

• the rotation of the Sun

To spin on an axis.

• rotate

• revolve

To orbit around another object.

• rotate

• revolve

The closer the planet is to the Sun the longer it takes to orbit the Sun.

• TRUE

• FALSE