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#solarsystem #universe #planets to seventh grade, geology
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What does the heliocentric model not say?
The Earth has a movement of rotation on its axis
The Moon orbits the Earth
The Earth is a planet
The Earth's axis of rotation is tilted 23.5º
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What types of celestial bodies make up the solar system?
planets of the solar system, some satellites and a comet
planets , some satellites, asteroids and some comets.
the planets , the Moon, the tides, asteroids and a comet
planets, dwarf planets, satellites, asteroids and comets.
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They are made up of ice and dust particles. What are they?
asteroids
satellites
dwarf planets
comets
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Which is not a requirement to be considered a planet?
it has swept up the asteroids and comets from its orbit
it has mass large enough to adopt an almost spherical shape
it has solid rocky surfaces
it orbits the Sun
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There is a mistake about the Earth's movement in the following sentences
Rotation. The Earth spins on an imaginary axis. It takes 24h
In our Hemisphere, the Earth is closest to the Sun in summer
Revolution. The Earth revolves around the Sun. It takes 365d
Aphelion. The point of the orbit's Earth furthest to the Sun
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are
the inner planets
the planets without satellites
the outer planets
the dwarf planets
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What does the geocentric model explain?
Why do the stars move in a circle around the Earth?
Why is the Sun's path across the sky longer in summer?
Why doesn't the Sun always rise exactly the same point?
Why do planets not follow the movement of the other stars?
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One of the following characteristics is not of the outer planets, which is it?
they are further away from the sun than the inner planets
they have gaseous and liquid surfaces
they are smaller than the inner planets
they are surrounded by rings
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The celestial bodies which orbits planets are...
satellites
asteroids
comets
dwarf planets
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One of these is not a characteristic of the sun
It's so large that a million planets could fit inside it.
it's extremely hot
It has not any movement
It's a huge sphere of gas, made up of hidrogen and helium