Solar System Review Game

Which Solar System model placed the Earth in the center?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Aquacentric

Which is a small body if ice, rock & dust that follows a highly elliptical orbit around the sun?

• Meteoroids

• Moon

• Comet

True/False: Telescopes lead to advancements in astronomy by allowing scientists to see small & dim objects.

• True

• False

What would make it difficult to see an object in the sky?

• The object appearing on a dark & clear night.

• The object rotating very quickly.

• The object being very dim.

True/False: The brightness of an object and the night sky affects your ability to see the objects in the sky.

• True

• False

How many planets are in our Solar System?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Moons often orbit around:

• The Sun

• Planets

• They do not Orbit

If an object in the sky is closer to Earth then the apparent shift will be ________ due to parallax.

• There will be no difference.

• Small

• Large

Which is untrue about dwarf planets?

• They are spherical.

• They have cleared their orbit.

• They orbit the Sun.

Which of these are good resources for study for tomorrows quiz?

• Playing this review game!

• Reviewing the Study Guide!

• Looking over past assignments & Brainpops!

• All of the above!