Solar System Study Guide

The model in which the Earth is the center of the system of planets: __________________

• geocentric model

• heliocentric model

• solar model

• planetary model

The model in which the sun is the center of the system of planets: __________________

• heliocentric model

• geocentric model

• Ptolemaic model

• Tychonic model

Two factors that combine to keep planets in orbit: ________________________________

• Two factors that combine to keep planets in orbit.

• Gravity and inertia

• Magnetism and electricity

• Friction and tension

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The sun produces energy by what means: ________________________________________

• The sun produces energy by nuclear fusion.

• The sun produces energy by nuclear fission.

• The sun produces energy by chemical combustion.

• The sun produces energy by gravitational contraction.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What did Galileo observe to prove his support of the heliocentric system?

• Galileo observed the phases of Venus and the moons of Jupiter to support the heliocentric system.

• Galileo observed the rings of Saturn to support the heliocentric system.

• Galileo observed the sunspots to support the heliocentric system.

• Galileo observed the Milky Way to support the heliocentric system.

The sun’s energy comes from what?

• Nuclear fusion

• Chemical reactions

• Gravitational contraction

• Magnetic fields

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Name the three layers of the sun’s atmosphere

• Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere

• Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere

• Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere

The corona sends out a stream of electrically charged particles called? ________________

• solar wind

• lunar breeze

• stellar gust

• galactic flow

Reddish loops of gas that link different parts of sunspot regions ______________________

• Prominences

• Solar Flares

• Coronal Mass Ejections

• Sunspots

A solar feature that can increase solar wind, sometimes causing electrical power problems on Earth

• Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)

• Solar Flare

• Sunspot

• Solar Prominence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5