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Which theory was right, Geocentric or Heliocentric?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
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What is the Greek word for helio?
Earth
Planets
Sun
Moon
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Stars are actually small dots of light in the night sky.
False
True
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What is the definition of the heliocentric theory?
The universe where the Earth is at the center
The universe where the Sun is at the center
The uverse where the Moon is at the center
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Stars are made of gas. They give off their own heat and ____
metal
dust
rock
light
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Which tool helped to CONFIRM the heliocentric model?
microscope
horoscope
telescope
camera
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Who was Nicolaus Copernicus
Astronomer who said there is no universe.
A Polish astronomer who said the sun was the center of the universe
Astronomer who said the earth was the center of the universe
An Italian painter who painted the Mona Lisa
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The sun is a planet at the center of our solar system.
False
True
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Who was Ptolemy?
an Italian sailor
a Chinese magician
a Greek astronomer
an Australian poet
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Select the answer with all 8 planets in order, starting from the sun.
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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Inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) can be described as...
gas giants
made of rock
terrestrial
made of gas
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Outer planets are known to be smaller, made of rock, and have few or no moons.
False
True
13
The inner and outer planets are separated by the kuiper belt.
False
True
14
Which star is located inside our solar system?
Sun
Ciris
Polaris
Milky Way
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Does the position of stars actually change?
yes
no
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Who helped to make the telescope better?
Kepler
Newton
Copernicus
Galileo
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What is the definition of the geocentric theory?
The universe where the Sun is at the center
The universe where the Earth is at the center
The uverse where the Moon is at the center
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Inner Planets are made of gas, large, have rings, and have ring systems.
True
False
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What is the Greek word for Geo?
Earth
Moon
Sun
Rocks
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This picture represents which model of the solar system?
heliocentric
geocentric
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The sun appears very bright from Earth because it is
closer than other stars
smaller than other stars
larger than other stars
brighter than other stars
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Who created the heliocentric theory?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
Newton
