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A meteoroid that hits Earth's surface is called a
comet
rock
meteorite
meteor
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What does Geocentric mean?
Earth Centered
Jupiter Centered
Sun Centered
Geometry is involved
3
The layers of the sun's atmosphere from inside out are
convection zone, prominence, solar wind
corona, chromosphere, photosphere
solar flare, prominence, core
photosphere, chromosphere, corona
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What layer are you looking at when you look at an image of the sun?
chromosphere
corona
photosphere
core
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Mar's atmosphere is mostly
Nitrogen
Water
oxygen
Carbon dioxide
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A small asteroid like body that came from planets
planetesimal
meteoroid
comet
open cluster
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The astronomer who first suggested the heliocentric model was
Galileo
Copernicus
Zeus
Ptolmey
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This part of the sun looks like a halo during a solar eclipse
core
corona
chromosphere
prominence
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Which is the closest planet to the sun
Mercury
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
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We are the Gas Giants
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto
Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus
Saturn, Earth, Pluto, Neptune
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
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The sun produces energy by
burning fossil fuels like oil
nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
attracting it with the force of gravity
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I am the largest and most massive planet
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
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The layers of the sun's interior from inside out are
core, corona, prominence
core, radiation zone, convection zone
sunspot, prominence, core
core , chromosphere, photosphere
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Uranus is different from other planets because
it has the most moons
it is made of mostly nitrogen and helium
it is farthest from the Sun
it rotates on its side
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Eruptions on the sun are called
prominences
coronas
solar wind
solar flares
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Earth can have life because
it has water
it has water and an atmosphere
it has water and oxygen
it has oxygen
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I am the smallest terrestrial planet
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
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Saturn's rings are made mostly of
nitrogen and helium
volcanic dust
ice and vapor
ice and rock
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Besides Earth, this planet once had liquid water on its surface.
Venus
Europa
Mercury
Mars
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The astronomer whose telescope further supported the heliocentric model was
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
Venus