Download 803 Solar System regular reveiw sheet

Unit 3 – The Solar System Review Sheet (Regular)
*students may answer the following questions to prepare for the test. If completed, students
may receive 10 extra credit points on the test.
Concepts: answer the following concept questions.
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Describe Aristotle’s solar system model.
Describe Aristarchus’ solar system model.
Describe Ptolemy’s solar system model.
Describe Copernicus’ solar system model.
Describe Kepler’s solar system model.
Describe Galileo’s solar system model.
Describe the six layers of the Sun from the inside to the outside.
What two things affect gravity?
Describe Kepler’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd law.
Define aphelion.
Define perihelion.
Define centripetal force.
How long ago did the Solar System form?
Define differential rotation.
Define geocentric and heliocentric.
Describe the 4 steps of how the Solar System formed.
Describe sunspots, solar flares, and prominences.
Describe nuclear fusion.
Describe the two ways the Sun transfers energy.
Define meteoroid and meteor.
What objects are located between Mars and Jupiter?
Describe Kuiper Belt Objects (KBO).
Define asteroid.
Define comet.
Planets: Identify the planet for each description below.
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What planet is the rocky, red planet?
What planet has a density less than water?
What planet rotates the fastest and produces the highest winds?
What planet has a moon names Triton that orbits the opposite direction from the other moons?
What planet rotates tilted on its’ side?
What planet is similar in size and mass to Earth?
What planet is the only planet with tectonic plates?
What planet is the smallest planet?
What planet has seasons that last 21 years?
What planet is known for its’ planetary rings?
What planet undergoes retrograde rotation?
What planet is the largest planet?
What planet takes longer to rotate on its’ axis than revolve around the Sun?