Science: Earth and Space Flashcard 29

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Who was the Polish astronomer who proposed a heliocentric system of the universe?

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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During a science fair, Avery presented a project explaining the law of universal gravitation. Which scientist's work was she demonstrating?

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Sir Isaac Newton

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Whose book Almagest mathematically described the geocentric view of the universe?

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Ptolemy

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Who discovered that the planets do not travel in circles?

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Johannes Kepler

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Which astronomer discovered the phases of Venus?

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Galileo Galilei

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What is the symmetrical oval shape that a planet’s orbit has?

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ellipse

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What is a planet’s closest point to the sun called?

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perihelion

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Why do planets sometimes appear to move 'backward' through the sky?

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Earth travels faster than the outer planets.

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The study of God’s creation beyond our atmosphere is called ____.

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astronomy

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David and Grace are learning about space. They discovered that the sun, planets, the planets’ moons, and other smaller bodies that orbit the sun form the ____.

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solar system

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