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1. Use the paragraph to answer the question.Humans have observed the stars twinkling in the sky since the beginning of recorded
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2. The speed at which the Hubble Telescope orbited Earth is given.A photo of the Hubble Telescope is shown. The caption says four
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3. Use the table to answer the question.Planet Estimated Mass of Planet (1023 kg) W 6.4 X 3.3 Y 59.7 Z 48.7 Assuming these planets
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4. Solar System Scale Quick Check4 of 44 of 4 Items Question Which planet will have a diameter that is approximately ten times
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5. Solar System Scale Quick Check3 of 43 of 4 Items Question A student creates a scale model of planets where 1 centimeter (cm) is
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6. Solar System Scale Quick Check2 of 42 of 4 Items Question Suppose a student develops a scale model of the planets. Which two
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7. Solar System Scale Quick Check1 of 41 of 4 Items Question A student uses a diagram to show the scale sizes of the planets. Which
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8. What property of the Earth-Moon system is best represented by this model?A. the appearance of the Earth and Moon B. the
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9. George uses crayons to draw a model of the solar system on a sheet of paper. What is a limitation of this model?A. The model
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10. The Sun's gravitational pull keeps the _______ in their orbits, just as a planet's gravitational pull keeps its _______ in their
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11. Review #1The radius of the planet Neptune is approximately 15,300 miles. How is this numbr of miles written in scientific
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12. Who used Tycho Brahe’s calculations to discover the elliptical motion of the planets? (1 point)(1 point) Responses Galileo
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13. What did gravity create when 99% of the gas and dust materials were gathered into the center of a flattened disc during the
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14. The Sun is going down, and most of the land is dark, but we can see silhouettes and outlines of objects because some light is
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15. Which planet will have a diameter that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury on a scale model?(1 point) Responses
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16. A student creates a scale model of planets where 1 centimeter (cm) is equal to 10,000 kilometers (km). In this model, which
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17. Suppose a student develops a scale model of the planets. Which two planets should be the closest in diameter on the model?
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18. A student uses a diagram to show the scale sizes of the planets. Which planet’s diameter would be approximately the distance
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19. Use this paragraph: In a scale model of the solar system, the sun is placed at the center and the planets are shown orbiting in
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20. Gravity Quick Check3 of 43 of 4 Items Question What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it?(1
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21. Gravity Quick Check2 of 42 of 4 Items Question How were the planets in the solar system formed?(1 point) Responses The solid
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22. This is an idea that many people have pondered and speculated about for hundreds of years, and it is one that I have wondered
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23. Why do astronomers use astronomical units (AU) instead of kilometers (km)?(1 point) Responses There are no km in outer space,
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24. Use the diagram to answer the question. What is the main problem with this model if it were going to be used to study the
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25. A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386,400 km from Earth. Mars, our closest planetary
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26. Use this paragraph: In a scale model of the solar system, the sun is placed at the center and the planets are shown orbiting in
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27. How is the sun classified on a Hertzsprung Russel diagram?
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28. Which of these phrases describes the sun?A. class G yellow star B. class A white star C. class M red star D. class O blue star
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29. What does it mean when an emission line of helium from a galaxy is shifted toward red?A. the galaxy is moving toward the viewer
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30. which information about objects in space can spectroscopy provide? select the two correct answers.A. temperature B. timing of
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31. Is some matter converted into energy within stars?
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32. Does energy in stars cause the fusion of light elements?
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33. what international astronomical union defines a constellation by its:
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34. How long ago do scientists think the solar system formed?(1 point)Responses 6.2 billion years ago 6.2 billion years ago 4.6
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35. Which evidence of the giant impact theory suggests that Earth and the moon may have once been in the same place?(1 point)Respons
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36. What prevents the gravity of the sun to pull all of the planets towards it?(1 point)Responses the planets' speed as they orbit
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37. How were the planets in the solar system formed?(1 point)Responses The solid materials were forced out of the sun's disc and
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38. What did gravity create when 99% of the gas and dust materials were gathered into the center of a flattened disc during the
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39. Suppose a student develops a scale model of the planets. Which two planets should be the closest in diameter on the model?Compar
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40. A student uses a diagram to show the scale sizes of the planets. Which planet’s diameter would be approximately the distance
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41. Why do astronomers use astronomical units (AU) instead of kilometers (km)?(1 point)Responses AU is used in astronomy, while km
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42. A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386,400 km from Earth. Mars, our closest planetary
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43. Use this paragraph: In a scale model of the solar system, the sun is placed at the center and the planets are shown orbiting in
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44. Which planet will have a diameter that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury on a scale model?(1 point)Responses
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45. Reword : One significant invention from the Scientific Revolution is the telescope, developed by Galileo Galilei. This
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46. In a geostationary orbit, the satellite remains directly above a specific location on Earth at all times, which is useful for
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47. Imagine two planets of equal mass. Planet A orbits the sun, while Planet B orbits a black hole that has 10,000 times the mass of
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48. In a geostationary orbit, the satellite remains directly above a specific location on Earth at all times, which is useful for
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49. On March 15, 2004, a near-Earth asteroid was discovered by the NASA-funded LINEAR asteroid survey. The asteroid, called 2004 FH,
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50. Based on the central idea, which would be the best title for the passage?A. Sunlight Pushes Against Objects in Space B. Solar
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51. What is this excerpt mostly about?A. Debris orbiting Earth is a hazard to NASA missions. B. There is a lot of space debris
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52. adapted from Is There Life On Mars?by Dr. Marc Fries This is an idea that many people have pondered and speculated about for
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53. Use the scenario to answer the question.A student creates an illustration of the Milky Way galaxy. What should be placed at the
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54. Use the scenario to answer the question.A student creates a chart to describe Earth’s solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
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55. Use the scenario to answer the question.A student creates a chart to describe Earth’s solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
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56. Which planet will have a diameter that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury on a scale model?(1 point)Responses Venus
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57. Which planet will have a diameter that is approximately ten times larger than Mercury on a scale model?(1 point)Responses Venus
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58. A student creates a scale model of planets where 1 centimeter (cm) is equal to 10,000 kilometers (km). In this model, which
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59. Suppose a student develops a scale model of the planets. Which two planets should be the closest in diameter on the model?Compar
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60. make answer simple and very short and simple worded Why don't solar eclipses occur monthly? Explain using 2-3 complete sentences
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61. make answer simple Why don't solar eclipses occur monthly? Explain using 2-3 complete sentences
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62. simplyify this and word it more simpler: The model of the phases of the moon has limitations in that it does not account for the
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63. What aspect of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope are astronomers most excited about?A. It will be the first telescope capable
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64. Who used Tycho Brahe’s calculations to discover the elliptical motion of the planets? (1 point)(1 point) Responses Galileo
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65. Why do astronomers use astronomical units (AU) instead of kilometers (km)?(1 point)Responses Large distances are easier to
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66. Use this paragraph: In a scale model of the solar system, the sun is placed at the center and the planets are shown orbiting in
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67. How were the planets in the solar system formed?(1 point) Responses The gas particles released by the sun were pulled away and
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68. Use the scenario to answer the question.A student is creating a table to describe our solar system. Which statement could be
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69. There are stars located in the center bulge of the Milky Way and the spiral arms of the Milky Way. What is the difference
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70. what is a black hole?
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71. Use the scenario to answer the question.A student creates an illustration of the Milky Way galaxy. What should be placed at the
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72. Relate dark matter to the development of the universe after the Big Bang. In 3 sentences, speculate on how the development of
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73. A scientist, using a telescope, sees arcs of light around a galaxy. In 3–5 sentences, explain the cause of the arcs of light
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74. Which of the following statements provide evidence to support the big bang theory? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Respo
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75. QuestionHow is dark energy related to the theory of the Big Bang?(1 point) Responses It seeded the formation of galaxies and
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76. How does weak background radiation coming from every direction in the sky support the Big Bang Theory?(1 point)Responses It
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77. Which evidence supports the idea that Cosmic Microwave Background radiation is a remnant of the Big Bang?(1 point)Responses Its
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78. Which of these items provide evidence supporting the Big Bang theory? Select the two correct items.(1 point)Responses sizes and
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79. QuestionAs evidence supporting the Big Bang theory, what does the redshift of light from galaxies indicate?(1 point) Responses
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80. Use the paragraph to answer the question. Humans have observed the stars twinkling in the sky since the beginning of recorded
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81. George uses crayons to draw a model of the solar system on a sheet of paper. What is a limitation of this model?A. The model
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82. Lewis is making a model of the Earth-Moon system. He knows that the diameter of the Earth is about four times greater than the
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83. Use the diagram to answer the question.An illustration shows the sun and the eight planets. The planets are Mercury, Venus,
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84. A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386,400 km from Earth. Mars, our closest planetary
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85. Solar System Distances Quick Check4 of 44 of 4 Items Question Why do astronomers use astronomical units (AU) instead of
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86. Solar System Distances Quick Check3 of 43 of 4 Items Question Use the diagram to answer the question. An illustration shows the
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87. Solar System Distances Quick Check2 of 42 of 4 Items Question A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is
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88. Use this paragraph: In a scale model of the solar system, the sun is placed at the center and the planets are shown orbiting in
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89. A set of four stars form the shape of a rectangle in space. The length of the rectangle is approximately 5,780,000,000 miles,
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90. The mass of Saturn is approximately 5.68 × 10^26 kg, and the mass of Venus is approximately 4.87 × 10^24 kg.How much heavier
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91. The diameter of the sun is about 1,391,000 kilometers, and the diameter of Venus is about 12,100 kilometers. About how many
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92. Use the scenario to answer the question. A student creates a chart to describe Earth’s solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
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93. Why do astronomers use astronomical units (AU) instead of kilometers (km)?(1 point) Responses AU is used in astronomy, while km
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94. Use the diagram to answer the question. What is the main problem with this model if it were going to be used to study the
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95. A human-operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386,400 km from Earth. Mars, our closest planetary
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96. Use this paragraph: In a scale model of the solar system, the sun is placed at the center and the planets are shown orbiting in
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97. how many planets are there if our solar system is just a third
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98. There are stars located in the center bulge of the Milky Way and the spiral arms of the Milky Way. What is the difference
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99. Use the scenario to answer the question. A student creates an illustration of the Milky Way galaxy. What should be placed at the
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100. Use the scenario to answer the question. A student creates a chart to describe Earth’s solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
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