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last quarterly exam Flashcards

1
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direction of the Earth when revolving around the sun

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from west to east

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2
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twotypes of Terrestrial motion

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natural motion and violent motion

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3
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Tycho Brahe’s greatest contribution to astronomy

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Rudolphine Table

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4
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he was able to determine correctly the circumference of the earth

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Hipparchus

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5
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two types of annual motion

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Earth’s revolution and tiltation

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6
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a type of motion wherein only gravity influences the acceleration of an object

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free fall

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7
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movement of objects on Earth

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Terrestrial motion

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8
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types of seasons

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spring, summer, winter and autumn

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9
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refers to the movement of Earth relative to its orbital plane

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Precession of Equinoxes

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10
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Who contributed the Rudolphine Table in astronomy

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Tycho Brahe

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11
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a change in a position with respect to a reference point and time

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motion

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12
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Nicolaus Copernicus 2 kinds of motion

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Diurnal motion and annual motion

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13
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Kepler’s law of planetary motion

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Law of Ellipses
Law of Equal Areas
Law of Harmonies

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14
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provided the actuality of potentiality

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St. Thomas Aquinas

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15
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refers to the rotation of earth about its axis

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Diurnal motion

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16
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revived the heliocentric model

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Nicolaus Coppernicus

17
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contradicts Aristotle’s ideas

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Galileo Galilei

18
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created the geoheliocentric system

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Tycho Brahe

19
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became famous for his laws of planetary motion

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Johannes Kepler

20
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accurately explained the motion of the celestial bodies

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claudius Ptolemaeus

21
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four elements in the earth

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water, air fire and Earth

22
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heliocentric model

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Aristarchus of Samos

23
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proved that Earth is not flat

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Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano

24
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Believed that Earth is composed of four elements

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Aristotle

25
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Aristarchus of Samos’ work that survived

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On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and the Moon

26
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Believed that Earth had corners and was perceived to be flat

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babylonian, chinese, Egyptians and Hebrews

27
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first astronomer to explain the retrograde motion of the planets

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Eudoxus of Cnidus

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