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WorksheetsQuiz Chapter 23
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 33mins
The (a) theory states that the earth is the center of the universe.
Who was the first scientist that suggested that the sun was the center of the solar system.
Nicolas Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Which scientist discover that gravity holds the planets in their orbits?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Write the name of our galaxy:
(a)
Select the classification of planets according to their PROPERTIES
terrestrial
inferior
jovian
superior
Select the number of planets in the solar system
7
8
9
6
True of False
A planet does not share the space of its orbit with any other object of significance size, other than moons.
(a)
Write the name of a dwarf planet
(a)
Select the closest planet to the sun
mercury
venus
earth
mars
This planet is often called red planet
mercury
venus
earth
mars
The region between Mars and Jupiter, where most asteroids orbit, is called?
(a)
This scientist suggested that comets were ordinary celestial objects not supernatural visitors.
Galileo Galilei
Edmund Halley
Isaac Newton
Tycho Brahe
When a space rock survive its passage through the atmosphere and reach the earth's surface is called?
meteoroid
meteorite
meteor
asteroid
Select the only planet that has living organisms.
jupiter
earth
saturn
neptune
This glowing space rock, that people call "shooting stars" are:
meteors
meteorites
comets
asteroids
