Ch. 27 Planets in the Solar System

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Copernicus' model of the solar system is...

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Heliocentric

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Kepler's First Law states that each planet orbits the sun in a path called a(n)...

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Ellipse

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The most distinctive feature of Jupiter is its...

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Great Red Spot

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The planet that has an axis of rotation that is almost parallel to the plane of its orbit is...

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Uranus

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The tilt of the axis of Mars is nearly the same as that of...

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Venus

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The planet that rotates faster than any other planet in the solar system is...

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Jupiter

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Kepler's law that describes how fast planets travel at different points in their orbits is called the law of...

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Equal Areas

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All of the outer planets in the solar system are large except...

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Pluto

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(p. 689) The first atmosphere of Earth contained a large amount of...

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Helium

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The hypothesis that states that the sun and the planets developed out of the same cloud of gas and dust is called the...

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Nebular hypothesis