Chapter 30 Cards Flashcards
1
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Earth-Centric model of the solar system
A
Geocentric Model
2
Q
Sun-Centered model of the solar system
A
Heliocentric Model
3
Q
Planets in orbit around another star
A
Extrasolar Planets
4
Q
Who came up with the Geocentric Model
A
Ptolemy
5
Q
Who came up with the Heliocentric Model
A
Nicholas Copernicus
6
Q
Who supported Copernicus’s Model by using a telescope
A
Galileo Galilei
7
Q
Who discovered the planets travel around the Sun in ellipse
A
Johannes Kepler
8
Q
Do planets travel at different speeds
A
True
9
Q
What are the planets called that are similar to earth
A
Terrestrial Planets
10
Q
Planet closest to the sun
A
Mercury
11
Q
The second closest planet from the sun
A
Venus
12
Q
The third closest planet from the sun
A
Earth
13
Q
The fourth closest planet from the sun
A
Mars
