WorksheetsUnit 1 Standard S6E1ab
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What discovery caused the Copernican Revolution?
Jupiter has satellites of its own.
Saturn has satellites of its own.
The solar system is Sun-centered.
The solar system is Earth-centered.
Which of the following reasons best explains why scientists once thought other planets and the Sun revolved around Earth?
Scientists long ago did not make careful observations and went on feelings alone
Scientists long ago were not very intelligent.
Scientific theories cannot explain many phenomena.
Scientific theories are constantly being revised as new information and technology arises
What is the main difference between the heliocentric theory and geocentric theory of the solar system?
The heliocentric theory has Earth as the center of the solar system, and the geocentric theory has the Sun as the center of the solar system.
The heliocentric theory has the Sun as the center of the solar system, and the geocentric theory has the Earth has the center of the solar system.
The heliocentric theory has Earth moving around the Moon, and the geocentric theory has the Sun moving around the Moon.
The heliocentric theory has the Sun moving around the Earth, and the geocentric theory has Earth moving around the Sun.
Which statement about Earth's galaxy is correct?
Earth belongs in the Milky Way Galaxy which is spiral shaped.
Earth belongs in the Black Eye Galaxy which is elliptical shaped.
Earth belongs in the Pinwheel Galaxy which is spiral shaped.
Earth belongs in the Andromeda Galaxy which is elliptical shaped.
Which of the following scientists would have argued for a geocentric model of the solar system?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
Which of the following is true of galaxies?
They contain few stars.
They have uniform structures
They come in different shapes and sizes.
They come in different shapes and sizes.
Which description best defines a galaxy?
patterns in space formed by constellations
collections of stars and their solar systems, dust, and gases
all of the matter and energy that is in space
a black hole that is found at the center of all solar systems
A student is creating a model to represent the different levels of organization in the universe. If the student wants to put them in order by size from smallest to largest, how should they be arranged? Put them in order.
Milky Way Galaxy, Earth,Universe , Solar System, Local group,
(a)
_______________ ______________ theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
(a)
Sun is at the center of the Universe and everything orbits around it
Big Bang Theory
Heliocentric Model of the Universe
Universe
Geocentric Model of the Universe
an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events; a system of ideas intended to explain something
Law
Universe
Theory
Big Bang Theory
(a) a descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions
The (a) Space and all the matter and energy in it
the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
Universe
Geocentric Model of the Universe
Solar System
Big Bang Theory
Earth is at the center of the Universe and everything orbits around it
Big Bang Theory
Heliocentric Model of the Universe
Solar System
Geocentric Model of the Universe
Outer planets (gas giant planets)
Jupiter,
Saturn,
Uranus,
Venus
Neptune
________________is the largest planet in the solar system.
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Pluto
______________, the smallest gas giant planet, is big enough to hold 60 Earths within its volume.
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
_____________It is the second-largest gas giant planet and is made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
_____________is the smallest planet in the solar system.
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Earth
The inner planets (terrestrial planets) are the closest to the sun. Name the inner planets.
Venus
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
