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Chapter 30 vocab Flashcards

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Earth-centric model of the solar system

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Geocentric Model

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Sun-centered model of the solar system

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Heliocentric Model

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Planets in orbit around stars other than the Sun

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Extrasolar planets

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Who created the geocentric model?

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Greek Philosopher Ptolemy

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Who came up with the heliocentric model?

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Nicholas Copernicus

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Who supported Copernicus’s model using his telescope?

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Galileo Galilei

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Who discovered that the planets travel around the Sun in a ellipse not a perfect circle.

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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 the average distance from the Earth to the Sun called?

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A Astronomical unit

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What are the planets called that are similar to Earth?

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Terrestrial planets

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What planet’s are known as Terrestrial planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Mars

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What are the gas giants known as?

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Jovian planets

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What are the Jovian planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

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What are the planets known as when their location is between the Sun and the asteroid belt?

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Inner Planets

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What are the Inner planets?

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Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Earth

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What are the planets beyond the asteroid belt known as?

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Outer planets

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What are the Outer planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

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What are the planets known as between the Sun and the Earth’s 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 known as out of the orbit of the Sun and Earth?

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Superior planets

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What are the Superior planets?

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Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

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