S6E1a&b

Long ago, Aristotle believed in the _________ model of the universe.

What do the geocentric and heliocentric models BOTH include?

• A) Earth is in the center of everything

• B) The Sun, Earth, and Moon are in the model

• C) The Sun’s motion causes the seasons

• D) Stars rotate around Earth every 24 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What did Galileo’s discoveries prove about our solar system?

• A) Planets vary in size and composition

• B) The solar system is heliocentric (Sun-centered)

• C) The Earth is at the center

• D) Planets can only orbit Earth

What is happening to the universe according to the Big Bang Theory?

• A) It’s constant and never changes

• B) It’s shrinking

• C) It’s expanding

• D) It’s exploding into nothing

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy where Earth is located is called the ________ _______?

Planet → __________ → Galaxy → Universe. What goes in the blank?

Besides stars, planets, and moons, what else is found in the Milky Way Galaxy?

• A) Only gas

• B) Comets only

• C) Asteroids only

• D) Gas, comets, and asteroids

The Milky Way is a _________ shaped galaxy.

What idea did Galileo support that went against the beliefs of the Catholic Church?

• A) All planets orbited Earth

• B) Earth and planets moved around the Sun

• C) Earth and planets orbited the Moon

• D) Planets moved independently

Why did scientists first reject Copernicus’s heliocentric theory?

• A) It wasn’t published until after he died

• B) Scientists couldn’t understand it

• C) It didn’t have enough evidence and explanation

• D) It lacked practical examples