Astronomy Review...So Far 2017

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What is the name of the model in which the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System?

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Heliocentric

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What two factors combine to keep the planets moving in orbit? Options: Gravity and Mass, Gravity and Weight, Inertia and Gravity, Inertia and Mass

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Inertia and Gravity

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Where is the asteroid belt located? Options: Between the Earth and Moon, Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, Between Earth and Mars, Between the Sun and Mercury

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Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

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What did Copernicus discover?

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The Sun is at the center of the Solar System.

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Who was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space?

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Galileo

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Galileo discovered huge pits on the moon called what?

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Craters

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What shape are the orbits of most comets?

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Ellipse 

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What type of galaxy has spiral arms that are made up of gas, dust, and new stars that have formed?

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Spiral

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What is the name of the model in which the Earth is at the center of the Solar System? Options: Geocentric, Heliocentric, Earthcentric, Landcentric

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Geocentric

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Which term below is a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space? Options: Asteroid, Meteoroid, Meteorite, Meteor

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Meteoroid