Solar System Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two ideas about the earth, sun and the rest of the solar system
A
Geocentric and heliocentric
2
Q
What was the first believed idea about the earths and what does it mean
A
Geocentric model, which is that everything orbits the Earth
3
Q
What is the newest theory about the orbit of our solar system and what does it mean
A
Heliocentric and it means that every thing orbits the sun
4
Q
What evidence is there to support the heliocentric model
A
When Galileo observed the four rocks, which are Jupiter’s moons, orbiting Jupiter which showed not everything orbits the Earth
5
Q
Who first thought of the heliocentric model
A
Copernicus
6
Q
What is an optical telescope
A
A telescope that can only be used at night
7
Q
When does a radio telescope work
A
All the time
