What did Copernicus and Galileo believe about the universe?

The sun was the center of the universe.

How is the Earth different from all of the other planets?

It has a breathable atmosphere.

What is a dwarf planet?

A dwarf planet is smaller than regular planets.

Why is the sun not visible during the night?

That side of Earth faces away from the sun.

The surface of the moon is made up of

craters, highlands, and flat areas

Which best describes rotation?

Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.

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Science 4.7/4.8 Planets, sun, moon, solar system

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1
What did Copernicus and Galileo believe about the universe?
The sun moved around Earth.
The sun was the center of the universe.
The planets moved around Earth.
The sun was not important to the universe.
2
Which of these is most responsible for the changes of the seasons on Earth?
Temperature of the sun
Distance to Mars
Tilt of the Earth on its axis
Position of the moon
3
Which item is larger than any of the planets in our solar system?
Earth
Moon
Mars
Sun
4
What is the third planet from the sun?
Neptune
Mars
Earth
Venus
5
Which is a dwarf planet?
Mickey
Pluto
Neptune
Orion
6
Which planet is red?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
7
Which planet comes after Jupiter and before Uranus?
Venus
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
8
Earth makes a complete revolution around the sun about once every
day
year
season
minute
9
If the Earth moved farther away from the sun, which would probably happen?
There would be colder weather.
There would be no moon.
There would be more seasons.
There would be more solar eclipses.
10
Which takes about one year to complete?
The sun to orbit the Earth
Earth to orbit the sun
The moon to orbit the earth
Earth to rotate on its axis
11
Which of these best describes the Moon?
Has the same climate as Earth
Has the same atmosphere as Earth
Smaller than Earth
Older than Earth
12
How is the Earth different from all of the other planets?
It has a rocky surface.
It rotates on its axis.
It is warmed by the sun.
It has a breathable atmosphere.
13
Which planet is farthest from the sun?
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
Uranus
14
What is a dwarf planet?
A dwarf planet is the largest planet.
A dwarf planet is smaller than regular planets.
A dwarf planet is surrounded by moons.
A dwarf planet is a short planet.
15
Why is the sun not visible during the night?
The sun stops creating light at night..
That side of the sun faces away from Earth.
The moon blocks the sun from view.
That side of Earth faces away from the sun.
16
The Apollo 11 mission was the first mission to have astronauts
walk in space
land on the moon
return to Earth
orbit a planet
17
The surface of the moon is made up of
large bodies of water
a mixture of gases and water
craters, highlands, and flat areas
swirling gases
18
About how long does it take to go through the phases of the moon cycle?
About one month
About one year
About one decade
About one day
19
What planet is closest to the sun?
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
20
Which best describes rotation?
Earth orbits the sun about every 365 days.
The moon goes around Earth every 28 days.
Mercury goes around the sun every 88 days.
Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.
21
How many planets are considered to currently be in our solar system?
11
8
5
9
22
Which is the planets in order?
M, V, E, S, J, N, U, M
M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N
M, E, V, M, J, S, U, N
M, E, V, M, J, S, N, U

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