THE SOLAR SYSTEM Flashcards

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WHERE SUN, PLANETS, SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS ARE FOUND.

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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GEOCENTRIC.

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EARTH CENTERED

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HELIOCENTRIC.

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SUN CENTERED

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EARTH CENTERED.

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GEOCENTRIC

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SUN CENTERED.

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HELIOCENTRIC

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SLOWLY ROTATING MASS OF INCANDESCENT GASES. A SPINNING CLOUD OF DUST MADE OF MOSTLY LIGHT ELEMENTS.

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NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS

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NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS (YEAR)

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1796

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WHO PROPSED NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS?

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PIERRE SIMON MARQUIS DE LAPLACE

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WHAT CENTURY WAS NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS?

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19TH CENTURY

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A THEORY ON HOW PLANETS FORM.

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PLANETESIMAL THEORY

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PLANETESIMAL THEORY (ASTRONOMER)

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FOREST RAY MOULTON

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PLANETESIMAL THEORY (GEOLOGIST)

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THOMAS CHAMBERLIN

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PLANETESIMAL THEORY WAS PROPOSED (YEAR)

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1905

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A THEORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF A CELESTIAL BODY.

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TIDAL THEORY

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STAR SPEEDING THROUGH THE SPACE CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE SUN.

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PLANETESIMAL THEORY

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WHO PROPOSED TIDAL THEORY?

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SIR JAMES JEAN AND HAROLD JEFFREYS

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WHEN WAS TIDAL THEORY DISCOVERED? (YEAR)

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1918

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PLANETS WERE FORMED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL MASS OF GAS PULLED OUT OF THE SUN BY A PASSING STAR.

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TIDAL THEORY

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IF THE SUN HAD BEEN COMPANION OF A BINARY SYSTEM.

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LYTTLETON THEORY

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ASTRONOMER WHO PROPOSED LYTTLETON THEORY?

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RAYMOND LYTTLETON

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PLANETS AND STARS WERE ORIGINALLY FORMED FROM IMMENSE COLLECTIONS OF SUB-MICROSCOPIC PARTICLES FLOATING IN SPACE.

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DUST CLOUD THEORY

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IT IS THE MOST ACCEPTED THEORY.

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DUST CLOUD THEORY

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AMERICAN ASTRONOMER WHO PROPOSED DUST CLOUD THEORY.

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FRED L. WHIPPLE