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Chapter 30 Flashcards

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Geocentric Model

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the solar system, earth is considered the center and everything revolves around it

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Heliocentric Model

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stated the the moon revolves around earth and the earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun

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Extra Planet

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are planets in orbit around stars other thann the Sun

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How developed the geocentric model?

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Greek Philosopher Ptolemy

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How created the heliocentric model?

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Nicholas Copernicus

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Who used a telescope to support Copernicus model?

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Galileo Galilei

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How discovered that planets travel around the Sun in ellipses?

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Johannes Kepler

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Do planets travel at different speeds in their orbit?

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Yes

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What is a Astronomical Unit?

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equals the average distance from Earth to the Sun, about 150 million km

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What planet are similar to Earth?

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Terrestrial planets

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What planets are similar to Earth?

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Venus, Mars, and Mercury

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Your gas giants are known as?

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Jovian planets

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Which planets are known as Jovian planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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What are the planets classified as that are located between the Sun and the asteroid belt?

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Inter planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

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What are the planets classified located beyond the asteroid belt?

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Outer Planets- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

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What are the planets classified as that are located between the Sun and earths orbit?

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Inferior Planets

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What are the inferior planets?

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Mercury and Venus

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What are the planets classified past Earths orbit?

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Superior Planets

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What are the Superior Planets?

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Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Chapter 30 vocab (8 decks)

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