The Solar System (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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How many planets orbit the Sun in our solar system?
How many planets orbit the Sun in our solar system?
Eight
What is located at the centre of our solar system?
What is located at the centre of our solar system?
The Sun
Which is the correct order of the first four planets from the Sun?
Which is the correct order of the first four planets from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What are the inner planets mainly composed of?
What are the inner planets mainly composed of?
Rock
What are the outer planets mainly composed of?
What are the outer planets mainly composed of?
Gas
Why do larger planets have rings?
Why do larger planets have rings?
Strong gravitational fields attract debris
What did the geocentric model propose about Earth's position?
What did the geocentric model propose about Earth's position?
Earth is at the centre of the universe
What is at the centre in the heliocentric model?
What is at the centre in the heliocentric model?
The Sun
Why does Mars appear to move backwards in the sky (retrograde motion)?
Why does Mars appear to move backwards in the sky (retrograde motion)?
Earth orbits the Sun faster than Mars
What did Galileo observe that supported the heliocentric model?
What did Galileo observe that supported the heliocentric model?
Moons orbiting Jupiter
What shape did Kepler show planetary orbits to be?
What shape did Kepler show planetary orbits to be?
Ellipses
What happens to orbital speed when a planet moves closer to the Sun?
What happens to orbital speed when a planet moves closer to the Sun?
It increases