The Solar System

Question 1

Which statements did both Aristotle and Ptolemy assume? Select two options.The Sun was the center of the solar system.Bodies in space traveled in circles.Epicycles explained the “looping” movement of the planets.The planets revolved around the Earth.The stars in the sky are other suns.

Question 2

solar wind elliptical orbits epicycles

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epicycles; Selection 1: epicycles; Selection 2: Copernicus; Selection 3: Earth

Question 3

CopernicusGalilei Kepler

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Copernicus

Question 4

Sun Earthmoon

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Earth

Question 5

Identify Earth’s neighbors in the solar system by choosing the correct answer.

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The: planets; Asteroids and meteoroids; The: terrestrial planets; The Juno probe is exploring the planet: Jupiter

Question 6

Asteroids and meteoroidsComets and starsGas giants

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Asteroids and meteoroids

Question 7

gas giantsmeteoroidsterrestrial planets

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terrestrial planets

Question 8

SaturnMarsJupiter

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Jupiter

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