Chapter 29 - Planetary Science Flashcards
Copernicus’s model of the solar system differed from Ptolemy’s because it was
Keliocentric
Ptolemy modified Atstotle’s model of the universe to include
Retrograde motion
Keplar’s first law states that each planet orbits the sun in a path called
An eclipse
Keplar’s law describes how fast planets travel at different points in their orbits is called the law of
Equal areas
The weak magnetic field around Mercury suggests
A core of molten iron
The planet that rotates in a direction that is opposite to the direction of the other planets is
Venus
The tilt of the axis of Mars is nearly the same as that of
The earth
The planet that rotates faster than any other planet in the solar system is
Jupiter
The most distinctive feature of Jupiter is it’s
Great Red Spot
The asteroid belt exists in a religion between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter
The composition of asteroids suggests that they are fragments of
Planetesimals
Meteorites can provide information about
The composition of the solar nebula before the earth and it’s moon formed
