ch 30 Flashcards
who created the geocentric theroy
plotemy
who came up witht he heliocentric theroy
nicholas compernicus
who help support copernicus in his theroy
Galileo Galilei
who discovered the planets that arbit the sun
Johannes Kepler
do planets trevel at diffrent speeds
yes
what is the asranomical unit
the average distance between the earth and sun
what planets are similar to earth
venus, mars, and mercery
what are the gas ghients
Jupiter, satern, neptune, and uranus
what are the planets classified between the sun and astroid belt
inner planets
what are the planets classified outside the astroid belt
outer planets
what are the planets classified between us and earths orbit
inferior planets
whatare the planets past earth orbit
superior planets
what planets are considered superior planets
mars, satern, jupiter, neptune, and uranus