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WorksheetsLesson Outcome - Movement in Space.
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the term for Earth being in the center?
geocentric
heliocentric
sun centered
Galileo
The ancient Greek who proposed a geocentric model of the universe is
Ptolemy
Galileo
Copernicus
Kepler
Which scientist found that planetary orbits were elliptical?
Galileo
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Kepler
A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the SUN.
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Lunacentric
Planicentric
A ball of ice and rock that usually approaches the sun
Comet
Meteor
Planet
Moon
A shooting star is actually a...
Comet
Asteriod
Star that shoots
Meteor
The luminous celestial body (a bright space object) around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
satellite
planet
sun
galaxy
A small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light.
meteor
comet
asteroid
star
As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.
move across the sky
stand still in the sky
move around each other
Move randomly
How many constellations are there according to NASA?
58
68
78
88
How was today's class?
