Solar System

This astronomer came up with the heliocentric model of the solar system?

Which force is responsible for the formation of our solar system?

A rock that orbits a star but is not large enough to be rounded by gravity.

Which of the following allowed scientists to learn more about our solar system in the last 60 years?

What astronomer said that planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits?

Which of the following planets is considered a gas giant?

Which model of the solar system does this represent?

Uranus is closer to the sun than Neptune.

Which astronomer believed that the Earth was at the center of the universe?

The geocentric model of the solar system says that this is at the center of the universe.

Which of the following planets is not an outer planet?

Which planet is nearest to the sun and has almost no atmosphere?

A ball of ice and dust that has a long elliptical orbit around a star

What happens to the distance between the planets as they get further from the sun?

Which characteristic does not describe the outer planets?

The largest planet in our solar system is Saturn

What two planets is the asteroid belt located between?

A small rock that does not orbit a star and burns up in our atmosphere.

The difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is -

Which astronomer used the telescope to look at the moons of Jupiter?