Unit 2 Intro: The Solar System Flashcards
1
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Geocentric Model
A
Earth is at the center of the Solar System
2
Q
Heliocentric Model
A
Sun is at the center of the Solar System
3
Q
geocentric gang
A
Pythagorus/ Plato/ Ptolemy/ Tycho
4
Q
heliocentric gang
A
Aristarchus/ Copernicus/ Kepler/ Galileo
5
Q
Perihelion
A
The point of nearest approach of a planet to the Sun.
6
Q
Aphelion
A
The point of greatest separation of a planet from the sun
7
Q
The order of the planets in the solar system
A
starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
