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Solar System Andrews

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What 2 planets rotate clockwise?

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Venus and Mars

c)

Uranus and Venus

d)

Mercury and Uranus

2.

Geocentrism refers to

a)

the belief that Earth is the center of the solar system

b)

the belief that the sun is the center of the solar system

c)

the belief that the earth is flat

d)

the belief that the Earth is the center of the universe

3.

Who invented the first telescope?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Einstein

d)

Galileo

4.

First proposed the heliocentric model

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Kant

5.

The heliocentric model states

a)

Earth is the center of the solar system

b)

the sun is the center of the solar system

c)

the sun is the center of the Milky Way

d)

Pluto is not a planet

6.

It is difficult for us to envision our solar system because

a)

large distances

b)

our perspective

c)

everything is in constant motion

d)

all of these

7.

Our sun

a)

was "born" from the solar nebula

b)

is a medium sized star

c)

appears larger to us because it is closest to us

d)

all of these

8.

Our solar system contains other celestial bodies like

a)

Andromeda and other galaxies

b)

comets and asteroids

c)

planets and moons

d)

all of theses EXCEPT other galaxies like Andromeda

9.

The asteroid belt is located between

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Jupiter and Mars

c)

Mars and Mercury

d)

Neptune and Pluto

10.

The presence of the asteroid belt

a)

suggests that it should've clumped to make another planet

b)

makes it hard for astronauts to fly through

c)

it is where asteroids are born

d)

none of these

11.

My sister is taller than me. this is an example of a(n)

a)

Relative measurement

b)

Absolute measurement

c)

General measurement

d)

Exact measurement

12.

The moon is 238,855 miles from Earth. This is an example of a (n)

a)

Relative Measurement

b)

Absolute measurement

c)

General Measurement

d)

none of these

13.

True or False Some planets orbit the sun in the opposite direction like Venus and Uranus.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Terrestrial planets are

a)

the largest planets

b)

rocky

c)

made of gas

d)

the outer planets

15.

Astronomy is

a)

the study of life

b)

the interpretation of the impact of celestial bodies on human behavior

c)

the study of celestial bodies and space

d)

the study of rocks

16.

Our solar system is located in

a)

the Orion Arm of the Milky Way

b)

the Pegasus Arm of the Milky Way

c)

the Andromeda galaxy

d)

none of these

17.

"My very eccentric mom Just stood up nicely." This is and example of

a)

an acronym

b)

a mnemonic device

c)

a homonym

d)

none of these

18.

These planets are usually large but move faster

a)

gas giants

b)

inner planets

c)

terrestrial planets

d)

dwarf planets

19.

What galaxy contains our solar system

a)

Andromeda

b)

The Milky Way

c)

Asteroid Belt

d)

Solar Nebula

20.

Edward Hubble

a)

hypothesized the solar nebula created our solar system

b)

the asteroid belt should've been a planet

c)

developed ALMA

d)

made a powerful telescope in 1919

21.

Kepler explained

a)

the motion of the planets

b)

the asteroid belt

c)

Solar Nebula hypothesis

d)

created ALMA

22.

The images of objects in space

a)

the Hubble Telescope

b)

ALMA

c)

advancements in technology

d)

all of the above

23.

"Helio" refers to

a)

the moon

b)

the sun

c)

the earth

d)

asteroids