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Wiesemans Universe
Wieseman's Universe & Solar System Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which planet rotates on its side and backwards? | Uranus |
| Which planet rotates backwards - retrograde rotation? | Venus |
| Which planet has evidence that water once flowed over its surface? | Mars |
| Which planet is the hottest because of its thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide? | Venus |
| Which planet is called "Earth's twin" because of is similar size? | Venus |
| What is the theory that states our universe formed when a small, densely packed amount of matter exploded, sending material into space in all directions? | big bang theory |
| What astronomer was the first to use a telescope to observe the night sky? | Galileo |
| Which astronomer, along with Aristotle, supported the geocentric model of the universe? | Ptolemy |
| What two forces keep planets in orbit around the sun? | gravity and inertia |
| What is the largest planet in our solar system? | Jupiter |
| What type of galaxy is shaped like a pinwheel? | spiral |
| Which planet has the Great Red Spot? | Jupiter |
| Which model of the universe placed the sun in the center? | heliocentric |
| Which model of the universe placed Earth in the center? | geocentric |
| A small, rocky body traveling in space is called a __________. | meteoroid |
| A bright streak of light in the sky is formed from a _______ burning up in Earth's mesosphere. | meteor |
| What is a "shooting star"? | meteor |
| A small, rocky body that lands on Earth's surface is called a ________. | meteorite |
| What is an object in space that is made of ice, dust, and gas called? | comet |
| A light-year is used to measure ______ in space. | distance |
| Which planet is rust-colored and has polar ice caps? | Mars |
| Asteroids are _______ than meteoroids. | bigger |
| What is the outer atmosphere surrounding the nucleus of a comet called? | coma |
| Scientists believe that our solar system formed from a collapsing _______. | nebula |
| As a comet approaches the sun, its tail points _______________ from the sun. | away |
| Our solar system is believed to be on an _____ _____ of the Milky Way galaxy. | outer arm |
| Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt which is between the orbits of _______ and _____. | Mars and Jupiter |
| Because of its mass, _____ has the largest gravitational pull of all the planets in our solar system. | Jupiter |
| What gives a planet its year? | revolution |
| What gives a planet its day? | rotation |
| The gas giants' densities are ______ than that of the terrestrial planets. | less |
| Earth is an _____ planet. | inner |
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