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Wiesemans Universe
Wieseman's Universe & Solar System Stack
Question | Answer |
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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 |