The Solar System

Question 1

Which represents the Copernican model that is most similar to that of Aristarchus?

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[Image: The solar system shows the planets in their orbits...]

Question 2

Choose the correct answer to complete the paragraph about the acceptance of the heliocentric model.

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✔ epicycles; In the second century BCE, the Greek astronomer Ptolemy tried to explain the backward movement of the planets by using a solar system model that included: epicycles; uring the Renaissance, Nicholas: Copernicus; un was explained by the movement of the: 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 giantsmeteoroids✔ terrestrial planets

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✔ terrestrial planets

Question 8

SaturnMars✔ Jupiter

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✔ Jupiter

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