Earth Science Astronomy

What does the Geocentric model look like?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does the Heliocentric model look like?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

• perfect circle

• ellipse

• spiral

• corkscrew

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the center of the solar system

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The planets in our solar system orbit in an ellipse with the ______ at one of the two foci.

• Center

• Asteroid

• Sun

• Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

• perihelion
• aphelion

The place where a planet is farthest Away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

• perihelion

• aphelion

A planet moves __________ when it is farther from the sun.

• faster
• slower

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

When do planets move the fastest?

• Close to the sun
• Far away from the sun