Earth's Formation Page 2-4 Review

What planet did the New Horizons space probe explore?

• Pluto

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

What planet would Pluto be in our solar system?

• The third

• The fourth

• The eighth

• The ninth

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In 2006, Pluto was renamed to be called a ___________

• solar body

• real planet

• dwarf planet

• space station

What is the name of Pluto's moon?

• Karen

• Charon

• Charmander

• Kraken

In 1543, Copernicus suggested that the _____ was really at the center of our solar system

• Sun

• Earth

• Pluto

• Moon

When new evidence is discovered, what do scientists do?

• Try to prove it wrong

• Ignore it and hope nobody notices

• Develop new theories/change old theories

• Nothing

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What does geocentric mean? HINT: Think about what "geo" means!

• Centered around the Stars

• Centered around the Sun

• Centered around the Moon

• Centered around the Earth

Is Pluto now considered a real planet?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Which of these is NOT considered when defining a planet?

• It has to orbit the Sun

• It has to have enough mass to be round

• It has to spin really, really fast

• It can't be surrounded by debris

What is the method we talked about in class last week for how we can tell how old the Earth is?

• Counting the rings in the Earth

• Radiometric Dating (using half-lives of isotopes)

• Asking Earth how old it is

• Seeing how far away we are from the Sun