Space/Solar System Review

What factor controls how planet's orbit in our solar system?

• A. the gravitational pull of the Sun

• B. the speed of the planet's rotation

• C. the revolution of the planet on an axis

• D. the amount of gases in the planet's atmosphere

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What is the order of the planets from the Sun in Earth's solar system, starting with the closest planet to the Sun?

• A. Neptune → Uranus → Saturn → Jupiter → Mars → Earth → Venus → Mercury

• B. Saturn → Jupiter → Mercury → Earth → Venus → Uranus → Mars → Neptune

• C. Mercury → Venus → Earth → Mars → Jupiter → Saturn → Uranus → Neptune

• D. Jupiter → Saturn → Uranus → Neptune → Earth → Venus → Mars → Mercury

How do gas giants compare to the terrestrial planets?

• A. terrestrial planets are much larger

• B. terrestrial planets are much smaller

• C. gas giants are slightly larger

• D. gas giants are slightly smaller

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Which statement about Earth's galaxy is correct?

• A. Earth belongs in the Pinwheel Galaxy.

• B. Earth belongs in the Milky Way Galaxy.

• C. Earth belongs in the Black Eye Galaxy.

• D. Earth belongs in the Andromeda Galaxy.

Ptolemy believed that Earth was the center of the solar system and Copernicus believed that the Sun was the center of the solar system.

Which model would the astronomers most likely use to support their beliefs?

• A. Ptolemy and Copernicus would both use the geocentric model.

• B. Ptolemy and Copernicus would both use the heliocentric model

• C. Ptolemy would use the geocentric model and Copernicus would use the heliocentric model.

• D. Ptolemy would use the heliocentric model and Copernicus would use the geocentric model.

What direction does a comet's tail face?

• A.Toward the sun.

• B. to the left.

• C. Away from the sun.

• D. to the right.

What is the main difference between the heliocentric theory and geocentric theory of the solar system?

• A. The heliocentric theory has the Sun as the center of the solar system, and the geocentric theory has the Earth has the center of the solar system.

• B. The heliocentric theory has Earth as the center of the solar system, and the geocentric theory has the Sun as the center of the solar system.

• C. The heliocentric theory has Earth moving around the Moon, and the geocentric theory has the Sun moving around the Moon.

• D. The heliocentric theory has the Sun moving around the Earth, and the geocentric theory has Earth moving around the Sun.

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Which planets are considered to be gas giants?

• A. Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus

• B. Neptune, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter

• C. Saturn, Mercury, Earth, Venus

• D. Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, Earth

What type of galaxy is Earth's galaxy?

• A. irregular galaxy

• B. elliptical galaxy

• C. spherical galaxy

• D. spiral galaxy

Which of the following forces keeps planets in orbit?

• A. inertia

• B. magnetism

• C. gravity

• D. precession

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