Mr. Luna asked his science class to work in groups to compare the heliocentric and geocentric models of the solar system. The students developed the chart shown below.

Which group provided answers that most accurately compared the models?

How did the planets in our solar system form?

A balance of inertia and gravity keeps a moon in orbit around a planet. What would result if the inertia of this moon were greater than the gravitational attraction to the planet? SC.8.E.5.4

Scientists believe that before the Solar System formed, it was a nebula, or cloud of gas and dust, which slowly began to become concentrated and rotate. Which force is responsible for causing the formation of the Solar System?

A small asteroid is passing very close to a large planet with a much greater mass. Which of the following is the best prediction of how the asteroid will be affected by the gravity of the planet, according to the law of universal gravitation?

A group of students listed the factors that they thought affected the strength of the gravitational force between the Sun and any one of its planets. Which of these items belongs on the list?

I. The mass of the Sun

II. The mass of the planet

III. The distance between the Sun and the planet

IV. The time it takes the planet to revolve around the Sun

Based on the distances of the planets from the Sun, which of the following is an accurate comparison?

What is an astronomical unit?

When astronauts travel to the moon, there were many factors that affected their ability to work on the surface of the moon. Which difference between Earth and the moon would most affect an astronaut's ability to work on the moon?

The planets are often placed into two groups. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are one group. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are another group. Which characteristic was used to group the planets this way?

Using the table below, which of the following objects in the solar system has less moons than Neptune and has a higher surface temperature than Neptune?

Which of these claims describes one way that technology assists humans with observing distant

The world's largest infrared telescope is located in Hawaii. Which type of electromagnetic radiation does this telescope collect.

Different types of telescopes, such as gamma-ray detectors and radio telescopes, are used in space science. What reasoning explains why?

Scientists use satellites to monitor and record Earth's radiation from space. In which example would a scientist most likely be monitoring and recording infrared radiation?

Electromagnetic radiation is generated by stars and has wavelengths and frequencies that contribute to each wave's special characteristics. Because of these characteristics, technology that accesses other information besides visible light has been used to study phenomena both on Earth and in outer space. Many different types of telescopes are used to study these phenomena so that scientists can get a better picture of our universe. Which telescope would be used to detect temperature signatures left behind by ancient stars gone supernova?

Who was the person that popularized the geocentric model?

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

Choose the largest planet in our solar system.

Choose the smallest planet in our solar system.

Choose the planet in our solar system that rotates on its side.