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Chapter 30.1 Flashcards

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1
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considered the center and everything else revolves around it.

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geocentric model

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stated that the moon revolves around Earth and that Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun.

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heliocentric model

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planets in orbit around the stars other than the Sun.

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Extra-solar planets

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who created the geocentric model?

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Ptolemy

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who created the heliocentric model?

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Nicholas Copernicus

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who provided evidence to support Copernicus model using a telescope?

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Galileo Galilei

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who discovered that the planets travel in a ellipse? (in an oval path)

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Johannes Kepler

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Yes or no: do planets travel at different speeds in their orbit?

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yes

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what unit equals the average distance from the Earth to the Sun?

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Astronomical Unit (AU)
(also about 150 million km)
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what are the planets that are similar to Earth known as?

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Terrestrial planets

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What are the giant planets known as?

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Jovian planets

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how do you classify planets?

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size, structure, and composition

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Which planets are considered to be Terrestrial planets ?

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Mercury, Venus, and Mars

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Which planets are considered to be Jovian planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

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What are the planets called located outside of the asteroid belt?

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outer planets

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What are the planets called located between the Sun and the asteroid belt?

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inner planets

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Which planets are considered inner planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

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Which planets are considered outer planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

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The planets that are orbiting between the Sun and Earth are classified as?

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inferior planets

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The planets that orbit beyond Earths orbit is classified as?

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Superior planets

21
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Which planets are classified as inferior planets?

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Mercury and Venus

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Which planets are classified as superior planets?

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Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

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