Earth. Sun, Moon

Which model does this picture show?

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• cyclocentric

• Copernican

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Which model does this picture show?

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• astrocentric

• Ptolemaic

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The heliocentric model puts the ___________ in the middle of the solar system, the geocentric model puts the __________ at the center.

• moon, sun

• Earth, sun

• sun, Earth

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What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere in position A?

• winter

• summer

• spring

• fall

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What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere at position C?

• winter

• summer

• spring

• fall

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At what positions are the Northern and Southern Hemispheres getting about the SAME amount and intensity of sunlight?

• A and B

• B and C

• A and C

• B and D

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The revolution of an object describes its

• cycle of day and night

• rotation on an axis

• orbit around another body

• circumference

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A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

• high

• neap

• low

• spring

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Pyramid Power, alien abductions, and astrology are considered pseudoscience. What could scientists do to make the study of these subjects more valid?

• use scientific methods and procedures to collect and interpret data

• ask more people about their opinion of these topics

• collect subjective stories from all over the world

• make up data that fit the hypothesis

Which of the following images shows a lunar eclipse?

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