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MODEL SOLAR SYSTEM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
There is one star in our solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is the term for Earth being in the center?
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
sun centered
d)
Galileo
3.
The ancient Greek who proposed a geocentric model of the universe is
a)
Ptolomy
b)
Galileo
c)
Copernicus
d)
Kepler
4.
Which scientist found that planetary orbits were elliptical?
a)
Galileo
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Copernicus
d)
Kepler
5.
Whose heliocentric model is seen as the first step in the development of the modern models of the solar system?
a)
Galileo
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
6.
A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the SUN.
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
7.
A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars. This includes the sun revolving around the Earth. This model is no longer supported.
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
8.
The Word "Helio" Refers To?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Sun
d)
Juputer
9.
The Word "Geo" Means?
a)
Sun
b)
Earth
c)
Milky way
d)
Back
10.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
11.
The sun centered view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
12.
Copernicus' view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
13.

Who discovered the shape of a planet's orbit is actually an ellipse?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Galileo

14.

The greatest difference between the heliocentric model and the geocentric model of the solar system is whether the Earth or the Sun _____.

a)

has a greater gravitational pull.

b)

is located at the center of the solar system.

c)

was formed first in the history of the universe.

d)

provides more energy.

15.

Which two astronomers supported the heliocentric theory?

a)

Copernicus and Galileo

b)

Copernicus and Aristotle

c)

Aristotle and Ptolemy

d)

Galileo and Ptolemy

16.

Galileo was the first astronomer to use a _____________ to support his theory whether the Earth or Sun was the center of the solar system.

a)

microscope

b)

star chart

c)

telescope

d)

camera

17.

Which theory does the model show?

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

18.

True or False: According to Galileo, our solar system is the only one in the universe.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

What galaxy is our solar system a part of?

(a)  

20.
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn