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Greece/Astronomy #2
Greece/Astronomy #2
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1
The Greeks believed that the gods ate a food called _____________.
tacos
nectar
pizza
ambrosia
2
Bits and pieces of leftover dust and rocks are called ______________.
junk
debris
garbage
meteroids
3
Our sun and all the planets and other objects that orbit around it is called the ________________.
Universe
Galaxy
Milky Way
Solar System
4
What is at the center of our solar system?
Sun
Moon
Earth
Asteroid Belt
5
What Greek God is Pluto in Roman Mythology?
Poseidon
Zeus
Hermes
Hades
6
Why do planets appear to be shining in the night sky?
They are reflecting the sun's light.
They make their own light.
They have light from man-made satellites shining on them.
Other planets shine on them.
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_________ was the queen of the gods.
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
Artemis
8
Zeus's brother, ______________, was the ruler of the sea.
Appollo
Poseidon
Hades
Eros
9
Natural or human-made objects that orbit around a planet or other celestial objects is called a __________________.
satellite
asteroid
orbiting juggernaut
telescope
10
The Greeks believed the gods drank a delicious drink called _____________.
nectar
cola
ambrosia
coffee
11
The Greek leader at Thermopylae was ________________.
Zeus
Caesar
Leonidas
Sparta
12
______________ was the goddess of love and beauty.
Hera
Aphrodite
Demeter
Athena
13
The moon is the Earth's natural satellite.
True
False
14
________ was the king of the gods and the strongest of them all.
Poseidon
Hermes
Zeus
Hades
15
How do you know if a celestial body in the sky is a planet and not a star?
You can't tell.
It's light is brighter.
It's light is steady.
It appears to be twinkling.
16
When _____ shot someone with an arrow, that person would fall in love with the first person they saw.
Eros
Zeus
Poseidon
Hermes
17
All planetary systems have a star at the center with planets and smaller objects that orbit around it.
True
False
18
_______ was the king of the underworld.
Zeus
Hades
Eros
Poseidon