Astronomy

What is the name of the model in which the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System?

• Solarcentric
• Suncentric
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric

What two factors combine to keep the planets moving in orbit?

• Gravity and Mass
• Gravity and Weight
• Inertia and Gravity 
• Inertia and Mass

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between the Earth and Moon
• Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
• Between Earth and Mars
• Between the Sun and Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What did Copernicus discover?

• The Earth is at the center of the Solar System
• The Sun is at the center of the Solar System
• The Moon is at the center of the Solar System
• There is a black hole in the center of the Solar System

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Who was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space?

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Kepler

Galileo discovered huge pits on the moon called what?

• Moon holes
• Dips
• Bends
• Craters

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What shape are the orbits of most comets?

• Circle
• Square
• Ellipse 
• Triangle

What is the name of the model in which the Earth is at the center of the Solar System?

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Earthcentric
• Landcentric 

Which term below is a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space?

• Asteroid
• Meteoroid
• Meteorite
• Meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which term describes a meteoroid that reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely?

• Asteroid
• Meteoroid
• Meteorite
• Meteor