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Part 1A of the Solar System NGSS science standards slideshow.
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1
The word that means "the orbit nearest to the sun" is _____________.
Perihelion
Aphelion
2
What is the phrase that helps you learn the order of the planets?
My very educated mother just served us nectarines
My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas
My very eager mother just served us nachos
My very educated mother just served us nachos
3
The Earth revolves around the ________.
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Sun
4
Who improved the telescope, believed in Heliocentrism and was arrested
Marco Polo
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
5
Which two planets are the Asteroid Belt in between?
Venus and Earth
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Mars
6
Who believed the sun was the center of the solar system and the planets orbits were circular?
Copernicus
Kepler
Henry Hudson
Galileo
7
The orbits of the planets are _____________.
Circular
Elliptical
zig-zag
none of these
8
Name this planet.
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
9
Name the 4 inner plants in the correct order
Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mars
10
The word that means "the orbit furthest from the sun" is _____________.
Aphelion
Perihelion
11
What is Heliocentrism?
Planets revolving around the sun
Earth in the center of the solar system
Sun revolving around the planets
Earth revolves around the sun
12
Name this planet.
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Saturn
13
Name this planet.
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
14
Why do we see different parts of the sky at different times of the year?
Because the moon is rotating
Because the Earth is rotating on its axis
Because we have different seasons
Because that is just the way it is
15
Name this planet.
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
16
Name the 4 outer planets in the correct order.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter
17
Do the inner planets move faster, slower or the same speed as outer planets?
same speed
slower
faster
18
What is the distance between Earth and the Sun?
75 million miles
99 million miles
93 million miles
88 million miles
19
Name this planet.
Neptune
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
20
Name this planet.
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Venus
21
Name this planet.
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Neptune
22
Name this planet.
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Mars
23
Why does Earth have 365 days?
It takes that long for the sun to obit the sun
It take that long for the moon to orbit around the Earth
It takes that long for Earth to orbit around the sun
None of these
24
What does A.U. stand for?
Astronomy Unit
Awesome Unit
Astronomical Unit
Absolute Unit
25
Who believed that the orbits of the planets were ellipses?
Vespucci
Kepler
Copernicus
Galileo
26
Our moon revolves around _____________.
A small star
the Earth
Neptune
Mercury
