6th grade science fall final

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What is a comet?

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A comet is a ball of rock and ice that gets a tail when near the sun.

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What is the difference between a meteoroid and a meteor?

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A meteoroid is in space and a meteor is in the atmosphere.

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Who supported Copernicus' idea that the sun was the center of the solar system?

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Galileo supported Copernicus' heliocentric model.

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What is the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system?

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The heliocentric theory states that the sun is the center of the solar system.

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Why was Ptolemy's geocentric model accepted despite being incorrect?

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It explained the motions observed in the sky fairly accurately.

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What is a meteoroid?

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A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space.

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What is a meteor?

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A meteor is the streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere.

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What is the geocentric model?

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The geocentric model is the theory that the Earth is the center of the universe.

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What is the Big Bang Theory?

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The Big Bang Theory is the leading explanation for the origin of the universe, stating it began from a singular point.

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What is the difference between the heliocentric and geocentric models?

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The heliocentric model places the sun at the center, while the geocentric model places the Earth at the center.