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The Solar System
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What does "GEOCENTRIC" mean?
Nothing in the Center
Universe in the center
Sun in the center
Earth in the Center
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What tool did Galileo use to figure out that the Sun was the center of the Solar System?
Microscope
Cell phone
Telescope
Compass
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Venus has an atmosphere that is very _________________________________.
Thin
Thick
Sad
Absent
4
What is located between Jupiter and Mars?
The Asteroid Belt
the Kuiper Belt
Chuck E. Cheese
Saturn
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What two metals make up the Inner Planets?
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Iron and Nickel
Chocolate and Vanilla
Silver and Gold
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Who is this guy?
Aristotle who thought the Earth was center of the Universe
Aristotle who thought the Sun the center of the Solar System
Galileo who thought the Earth the center of the Universe
Galileo who thought the Sun the center of the Solar System
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Evidence of what features are found on Mars?
Vocanoes
Liquid Water
All of these
Plate Tectonics
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What does "HELIOCENTRIC" mean?
Universe is the center
Earth is the Center
Helicopter is the Center
Sun is the Center
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What do we use to measure most distances in our Solar System?
Miles
Astronomical Units
Gigamiles
Kilometers
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How many stars are in our Solar System?
Hundreds
Thousands
Millions
One
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How long is one astronomical unit?
93 million miles
1 billion miles
1million miles
50 million miles
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On Venus, the days are longer than _____________________;
The Seasons
The Months
The Years
The Spring Breaks.
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Which two early scientists supported the idea that the Earth was the center of the Universe?
Aristotle and Ptolemy
Galileo and Ptolemy
Aristotle and Galileo
Galileo and Copernicus
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Mercury has no ________________.
Llamas
Atmosphere
Moons
All of the above
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Gravity depends on what two things?
Mass and Distance
Height and Weight
Height and Mass
Height and Distance
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What is the force that makes all objects attracted to each other?
Inertia
Gravity
Magnetic
Friction
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What happened to Galileo when he announced that Sun was the center of the Solar System?
He became very rich
There were large celebrations across Europe
He was ignored by the government.
He was thrown in jail.
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The inner planets are also known as
Terrestial Planets
Outer Planets
One Direction
Gas Giants
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Most of the asteroids in the Asteroid Belt are......
Really close to each other
Really large in size
From a former planet
Really far away from each other
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Mercury has both extreme hot and cold days. What is responsible for this?
Very Slow rotation
Neither of these
Both of these
No Atmosphere
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Which feature will you find on Venus?
Volcanoes
Polar Ice Caps
Rainforests
Oceans of liquid water
