Solar System Summative

Solar Systems are formed by the collapse of

• stars

• planets

• meteors

• asteroids

The light is caused by ______when a meteor crosses the sky

• friction

• planets

• meteors

• asteroids

The force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center thus increasing in speed

• centripetal force

• rotational force

• copernicus force

• linear force

merged particles in the solar system

• planetismal

• baby planets

• terrestrial

• jovian

Which planet formed first?

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Venus

• Saturn

Inner planets are called

• terrestrial

• gas giants

• jovian

• Large Planets

Which model demonstrates the belief that Earth is at the center of the universe

• Geocentric Model

• Heliocentric Model

• Galileo's Model

• Gyamese Model

Which model demonstrates the belief that Sun is at the center of the universe

• Geocentric Model

• Heliocentric Model

• Galileo's Model

• Gyamese Model

Kepler's First Law of motion states that the __________ is always at one end of the ellipse.

• Sun

• Moon

• Cloud

• Oort Cloud

What keeps the atmosphere around each planet?

• gravity

• friction

• Oort Cloud

• kuipers belt