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1
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THE CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

A

THE SUN

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MASS AND DIAMETER OF THE SUN

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1.39KM / 86400 MILES (DIAMETER) 330.222 TIMES OF EARTH (MASS)

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2
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PLANET IS DERIVED FROM THE LATIN WORD?

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PLANETOS WHICH MEANS WANDERER

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INNERMOST AND SMALLEST PLANET. SUNLIGHT WOULD BE AS MUCH AS 7X BRIGHTER

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MERCURY

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4
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BRIGHTEST AND HOTTEST PLANET MADE OF SULFURIC ACID

A

VENUS

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5
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WATER COVERS ROUGHLY 71% OF THIS PLANET

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EARTH

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6
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HOW WIDE IS THE MOON

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2.519 MILES OR 3.474 KM

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7
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NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR

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MARS

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8
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WHAT ARE THE MOONS OF MARS

A

PHOBOS AND DEIMOS

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9
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PHOBOS AND DEIMOS ARE NAMED AFTER THE LATIN WORDS?

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FEAR AND PANIC

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LARGEST PLANET AND IS 2 1/2 TIMES MORE MASSIVE THAN ALL THE OTHER PLANETS COMBINED

A

JUPITER

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11
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HOW MANY YEARDS DID THE RES SPOT OR STORM RAGED IN THE JUPITER

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350 YEARS

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WHAT ARE THE JUPITER’S MOONS CALLED

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JOVIAN SATTELITES

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WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF GANYMEDE (JUPITER’S MOON)

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5.269 KM OR LARGER THAN MERCURY

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14
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JUPITER’S 4 MAJOR MOONS

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GANYMEDE, EUROPA, IO, CALLISTO

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15
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WHAT IS THE DARK LINE IN THE SATURN CALLED

A

CASSINI DIVISION

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16
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLANET

A

SATURN

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17
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WHO DISCOVERED URANUS

A

WILLIAM HERSCHEL

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18
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WHAT IS URANUS REFFERERD AS

A

ICE GIANT

19
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SATURN’S MAJOR MOONS

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CALYPSO
PANDORA
METHONE
HYPERION
MIMAS
THEA
IAPETUS
TITAN
ENCELEDUS
TETHYS
DIONE
JANUS
PROMETHEUS
EPIMTHEUS
HELENE

20
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MAJOR MOONS OF URANUS

A

TITANIA
ODERON
UMBRIEL
ARIEL
MIRANDA

21
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TWIN PLANET OF URANUS

A

NEPTUNE

22
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HOW MANY YEARS DOES NEPTUNE TAKE TO GO AROUND THE SUN

A

165 YEARS

23
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HOW MANY RINGS AND RING ARCS DOES NEPTUNE HAVE

A

5 MAIN RINGS AND 4 RING ARCS

24
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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR MOONS OF NEPTUNE

A

PROTEUS
HIPPOCAMP
LARISSA
GALATEA
DESPINA
THALASSA
NAIAD

25
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DWARF PLANETS

A

PLUTO
CERES
ERIS
MAKEMAKE
HAUMEA

26
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CELESTIAL BODIES THAT REVOLVES AROUND A PLANET

A

NATURAL SATTELITES

27
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WANDERING STARS THAT MAY PASS TO A BOUNDARY OF A PLANET

A

COMET

28
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SEPARATE THE INNER AND OUTER PLANETS

A

ASTEROIDS

29
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WHAT DID THE GREEKS BELIEVE

A

GEOCENTRISM

30
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HAS A STONE CONSIDERED AS EARLIEST CALENDAR

A

NABTA PLAYA

31
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POSTULATED THE CONCEPT OF ETHER

A

ARISTOTLE

32
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THE MATERIAL THAT FILLS THE REGION OF THE UNIVERS

A

AETHER OR ETHER

33
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PROPOSED GEOCENTRISM

A

ARISTOTLE

34
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ARISTARCHUS

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FIRST ATTEMPT TO DISCUSS HELIOCENTRISM

35
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SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF ARISTOTLE (GEOCENTRISM)

A

CLADIUS PTOLEMY

36
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SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF ARISTOTLE (GEOCENTRISM)

A

CLADIUS PTOLEMY

37
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PROPOSED HELIOCENTRISM

A

NICOLAUS CUPERNICUS

38
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SUPPORTED TGE HELIOCENTRISM CONCEPT

A

GIORDANO BRUNO

39
Q

PROPOSED A COMPROMISE BETWEEN GEOCENTRISM AND HELIOCENTRISM

A

TYCHO BRAHE

40
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USED THE RECORDS OF BRAHE AND GALILEO

A

JOHANNER KEPLER

41
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INVENTED TELESCOPE

A

GALILEO GALILEI

42
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FORMULATED THE WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT AND DISCOVERED THE PENDULUM CLOCK

A

CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS

43
Q

DISCOVERED SATURNS MOON

A

JEAN DOMINIQUE CASSINI

44
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WHEN WERE THE SATURNS MOONS DISCOVERED

A

LAPETUS 1671, RHEA 1672, TETHYS AND DIONE 1684

45
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DISCOVERED CASSINI DIVISION

A

JEAN DOMINIQUE CASSINI

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