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Heliocentric vs geocentric quiz

Index of Astronomy Glossary Terms quizzes


1) Is heliocentric another word for Earth-centered?

Yes
No


2) Pick the correct statement:

The visible surface of the Sun is called the stratosphere.
The visible surface of the Sun is called the photosphere.


3) The 'line' between day and night on the moon (like during first and last quarter of the Moon) is called the ...

limb
edge
terminator


4) Pick the true statement:

The Sun is at the center of a heliocentric system
The Moon is at the center of a heliocentric system
The Earth is at the center of a heliocentric system


5) Pick the correct statement:

The corona is part of a comet.
The corona is part of the Sun.
The corona is part of the Moon.


6) Granulation can be seen on the ...

Sun.
Moon
Most of the planets


7) Are sunspots cooler than the surrounding areas on the Sun?

Yes
No


8) Asteroids are also called ...

inner planets
minor planets
outer planets


9) Pick the true statement:

Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are called the Jovian planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called the Jovian planets.


10) Pick the correct statement:

Geocentric means Sun-centered, heliocentric means Earth-centered.
Geocentric means Earth-centered, heliocentric means Sun-centered.



End of quiz covering asteroids, Jovian planets, heliocentric vs geocentric right up to the stratosphere!

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