Astronomers Review #2

How long does it take for the earth to make 1 rotation?

• One year
• One hour
• 24 hours
• One minjute

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What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the center of the solar system

• the time it takes the milky way to rotate once

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

• perfect circle

• ellipse

• spiral

• death star

Kepler's second law of planetary motion states that a planet moves____________ when ______________ to/from the sun.

• slower, closer

• faster, farther

• faster, closer

• slower, farther

A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the SUN.

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric

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This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -

• Aristotle
• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo

For over 1,000 years, the church supported this theory -

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric

This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.

• Aristotle
• Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo

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The path that a body follows as it travels around another body. 

• Solar System
• Prominence
• Orbit
• Geocentric

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A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. 

• Solar Flare
• Orbit
• Gravity
• Centripetal Force

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