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Solar System and Planet Formation

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1
Why isn't Pluto now considered a Planet
Pluto was considered to not have similar characteristics
Too far from the rest of the planets
We didn't like the name "Pluto"
It's too big
2
What is a Heliocentric Model
Mercury is in the centre and orbited by planets
Jupiter is in the centre and orbited by planets
Sun is in the centre and orbited by planets
Earth is in the centre and orbited by planets
3
When was our Solar System Formed?
5,000 Years
4.5 Million Years
6.23 Billion Years
4.6 Billion Years
4
What was the name of the Greek Astronomer who first introduced the Heliocentric Model?
Ptolemy
Bill Nye
Thomas Edison
Nicolaus Copernicus
5
What is a Geocentric Model?
Sun is in the centre and orbited by planets
Earth is in the centre and orbited by planets
Moon is in the centre and orbited by planets
Mars is in the centre and orbited by planets
6
What was the name of the Greek Astronomer who first introduced the geocentric Model?
Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Bohr-Rutherford
Einstein
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How many planets does our Solar System have?
8
6
7
9
8
Which Model do we believe in today
Heliocentric Model
Geocentric Model
9
How was our Solar System formed?
By a cloud and gas
By stars
By following the geocentric model
By the collision of 2 planets
10
Explorers once believed our Earth was once...
Flat
Symmetrical
Long
Sphered