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Planet Motion 30.1 Flashcards

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geocentric model

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Earth-centric model of the solar system

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heliocentric model

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sun-centered model of the solar system

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extrasolar planet

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planets in orbit around another star

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Who developed the geocentric model?

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Ptolemy

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Who developed the heliocentric model?

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Nicholas Copernicus

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Who used the telescope to support Copernicus’s Model?

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Galileo Galilei

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Who discovered the planets travel around the Sun in ellipses?

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Johannes Kepler

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True/False: Planets travel at different speeds in their orbits?

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True

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astronomical unit

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The average distance from Earth to the Sun

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What planets are similar to Earth?

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terrestrial planets

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Which planets are classified as terrestrial planets?

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Venus, Mars, Mercury

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Gas giants are known as ______ planets?

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Jovian

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Which are classified as Jovian planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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What are the planets classified as that are located between the Sun and the asteroid belt?

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Inner planets

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

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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What are the planets classified as that are beyond the asteroid belt?

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Outer planets

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What are the planets that are located beyond the asteroid belt?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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What are the planets classified as that are located between the Sun and Earth’s orbit?

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Inferior planets

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What are the inferior planets?

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Mercury, Venus

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What are the planets classified as that are located beyond Earth’s orbit?

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Superior planets

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What are the Superior planets?

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Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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