Solar System Quiz

Which model of the solar system places the sun at the center?

• Ptolemaic model
• Galilean model

• Heliocentric model
• Geocentric model

A planet is orbiting the Sun. The two sweeps are on opposite sides of the sun and are labeled t. Though the orbital distance covered in each sweep is different, the time interval for each sweep is the same. Areas A and B are bounded by the arcs of the planet’s sweep in time, t, and the lines between the endpoints of the arc and the center of the Sun.

What is the relationship between Area A and Area B?

• The relationship cannot be determined
• Area B is greater than Area A
• Area A is greater than Area B
• They are equal in size

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Earth travels on an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

  

When Earth is at the point labeled on the diagram, it moves most quickly in its orbit. Which BEST explains this more rapid motion of Earth?

• The orbit of Earth is perfectly circular at that point
• The gravitational pull of the Sun is weakest at that point
• The Sun’s gravitational pull on Earth is strongest at this point.

• Earth is farthest from the Sun at that point

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If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which statement is true?

• 1. It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere due to the tilt of the Earth on its axis.

• 1. It is summer in the Southern Hemisphere due to the tilt of the Earth on its axis.

• 1. Earth has changed the tilt of its axis by 20 degrees due to its revolution.

• 1. Earth has reached its closest point to the Sun due to its revolution.

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The diagram shows the tilt of the axis of Earth.

What would be the MOST likely result if the angle of the axis of Earth decreased to zero?

• Increased intensity of seasons
• Decreased length of days
• Shift in the Earth's orbit
• The absence of seasons

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True or False. The orbits of planets are circular.

• False
• True

True or False. The Moon is an example of a celestial object called satellites.

• False
• True

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Which phases of the moon do spring tides happen?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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What happens when there is a neap tide?

• High high tides and low low tides

• Low high tides and low low tides

• Low high tides and high low tides

• High high tides and high low tides

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A high tide happens at 4 am. When will the next high tide happen?

• 4 pm
• 10 pm
• 6 am
• 12 pm

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