Astronomy Quizizz Part 1

What theory states that at one time the entire universe was confined to a dense, hot, super mass ball that has since expanded outwards to form our universe as we know it?

• Nebular Theory

• Identity Status Theory

• Theory of Relativity

• Big Bang Theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Galaxies are __________ from where the Big Bang occurred.

• Expanding

• Shrinking

• Not Moving

• Cooling

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the center of the universe in the Geocentric model?

• Mars

• Neptune

• The Sun

• The Earth

What is the center of the universe in the heliocentric theory?

• Neptune

• Mars

• The Sun

• The Earth

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Who discovered three (3) laws of planetary motion?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler

• Ptolemy

What is the force that keeps the planets from going out into space in a straight line?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Magnetism

• Gravity

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What is the term that refers to Earth when it is closest to the Sun?

• Perihelion

• Aphelion

• Nutation

• Perigee

What term refers to when Earth is the farthest from the Sun

• Nutation

• Barycenter

• Periherlion

• Aphelion

The______________ describes how bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous cloud of gases and dust?

• Big Bang Theory

• Nebular Theory

• Theory of Light

• Theory of Dark

What is the shape of Earth's orbit?

• Circular

• Oval

• Ellipse

• Diamond