Earth and Space Science

The terrestrial planets are

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

• Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Earth.

• Venus, Mars, Neptune, and Uranus.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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What is the main difference between the heliocentric theory and geocentric theory of the solar system?

• The heliocentric theory has the Sun as the

  center of the solar system, and the geocentric

  theory has the Earth has the center of the solar

  system.

• The heliocentric theory has Earth as the center

  of the solar system, and the geocentric theory

  has the Sun as the center of the solar system.

• The heliocentric theory has the Sun moving

  around the Earth, and the geocentric theory has

  Earth moving around the Sun.

• The heliocentric theory has Earth moving

  around the Moon, and the geocentric theory has

  the Sun moving around the Moon.

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Earth is a part of the galaxy known as the

• Omega Centauri.

• Triangulum galaxy.

• Milky Way.

• Andromeda galaxy.

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What is the correct order of the planets starting from the Sun?

• Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Earth,

  Venus, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Venus,

  Mercury, Uranus

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,

  Uranus, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Venus,

  Mercury, Uranus

What is the name given to the distance that light can travel in one year that is used to measure distances in the universe?

• Revolutions

• Mile- year

• Light-year

• Miles

Any natural object outside of Earth's atmosphere

• weather satellite

• celestial body

• bedrock

• galaxy

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What is the approximate distance from the Earth to the Sun?

• 93 million miles

• 150 million miles

• 93 thousand miles

• 150 thousand miles

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All matter and space is called:

• Galaxy

• Solar system

• Universe

• Elements and compounds

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Which statement best describes the differences between the inner planets and the outer planets?

• The inner planets are large, gaseous bodies,

  while the outer planets are small, solid, rocky

  bodies.

• The inner planets have thick, poisonous

  atmospheres, while the outer planets have no

  atmospheres at all.

• The inner planets are collections of frozen gas

  and rocky particles, while the outer planets are

  fragments of rock.

• The inner planets are small, solid, rocky bodies,

  while the outer planets are large, gaseous

  bodies.

Who first proposed a heliocentric model of the

solar system?

• Galileo

• Brahe

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy