Are there any other solar systems in the universe?

Yes, there are billions upon billions in the solar system

How does Jupiter compare to the mass of the Sun?

1/10th the diameter of the sun and less than 1% the mass of the sun

What observation did Johannes Kepler make that changed the Copernican model?

Recorded that the planets do not revolve in perfect circles like Copernicus

Who was Aristarchus of Samus?

Greek philosopher who proposed the idea that Earth maybe in motion

What was wrong with the geocentric model of the solar system?

It was wrong and not very predictive

Can scientific models be wrong?

Yes, parts of the model or rarely the whole model

What are the four inner planets?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

How much bigger is Jupiter than Earth?

Jupiter is 11x wider and 1,000x Earths volume

What is most of the solar system?

98% of the solar system is the sun

What are planetesimals?

a small body which a planet originated

What were some ancient ideas about the sun?

The Earth was the center of the universe

What is the solar system?

All the stuff primarily influenced by the sun's gravity

What is the solar system?

All the stuff primarily influenced by the sun's gravity

What is most of the solar system?

98% of the solar system is the sun

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1
Are there any other solar systems in the universe?
Yes, there are billions upon billions in the solar system
No, we are it
2
Who and in what year proposed a sun-centered model?
1543 Plato
1543 Nicolaus Copernicus
1543 Bill Nye
1543 Albert Einstein
3
How does Jupiter compare to the mass of the Sun?
1/10th the diameter of the sun and less than 1% the mass of the sun
1/4 the diameter of the sun and less than 10% the mass of the sun
1/2 the diameter of the sun and less than 10% the mass of the sun
1/3 the diameter of the sun and less than 90% the mass of the sun
4
What observation did Johannes Kepler make that changed the Copernican model?
Recorded that the planets do not revolve in perfect circles like Copernicus
Recorded that the planets revolve in perfect circles like Copernicus said
5
Who was Aristarchus of Samus?
Greek philosopher who proposed the idea that Earth maybe in motion
Greek philosopher who proposed the idea that the Sun maybe in motion
6
When an ice skater is spinning and brings their arms in what happens to the speed of their spin?
Depends on the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
Their speed increases
Their speed decreases
Their speed stays the same
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What was wrong with the geocentric model of the solar system?
It was wrong and not very predictive
it was correct but NASA is covering up the information
No one knows anything nothing has been proven
it explained how the sun was the center of the solar system
8
Can scientific models be wrong?
Yes, parts of the model or rarely the whole model
No, scientific models are locked
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What are the groups of rocks between Mars and Jupiter called?
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
Asteroid belt
Hawkins Belt
10
What are the four inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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How much bigger is Jupiter than Earth?
Neptune is 13x wider and 1,000x Earths volume
Earth is 11x wider and 1,000x Jupiter's volume
Jupiter is 110x wider and 1,000x Earths volume
Jupiter is 11x wider and 1,000x Earths volume
12
What is most of the solar system?
98% of the solar system is the sun
18% of the solar system is the sun
38% of the solar system is the sun
58% of the solar system is the sun
13
Where does the term “solar” come from?
English “sol”= sun
German “soul”= suns
Latin “sol”= suns
Greek “sol”= suns
14
What are planetesimals?
a small body which a planet originated
Small planets
15
What is the second most massive object in the solar system?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Sun
16
What were some ancient ideas about the sun?
The Earth was the center of the universe
The planet Mars was the center of the universe
17
What is the solar system?
All the stuff primarily influenced by the sun's gravity
All the matter in the Milkyway
All the matter in the world
All the matter in the universe
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What is the solar system?
All the matter in the universe
All the matter in the world
All the stuff primarily influenced by the sun's gravity
All the matter in the Milkyway
19
What is most of the solar system?
98% of the solar system is the sun
18% of the solar system is the sun
58% of the solar system is the sun
38% of the solar system is the sun
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A spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system
Asteroid belt
Hawkins Belt
Oort Cloud
Kuiper Belt

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