Space Science - Unit 2, Lesson 1 & 2 Test Part 1/2

Sun-centered

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Gravity

• Orbit

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Earth-centered

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Protoplanetary Disk

• Gas Giant Planets

An apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations.

• Terrestrial Planets

• Keplers laws

• Parallax

• Galaxy

Greek Philosophers believed that the Earth was the center of all things. He believed that if Earth went around the sun, then the relative positions of the stars would change as the Earth moves.

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Greek astronomer and mathematician. He proposed a Heliocentric model of the solar system. He attempted to measure the relative distances between the moon and the sun.

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Astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. He developed a detailed Geocentric model that was used by astronomers for the next 14 centuries.

Polish Astronomer. He adopted the idea that planetary paths should be circles. This was a more upgraded model of the geocentric model that Ptolemy created. (Copernicus's upgrade was a heliocentric model.)

German mathematician and astronomer. He formulated _ principles.

Planets closest to the sun travel the orbiting path faster than planets further away. This is Kepler's _ law.

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Planets further from the sun travel the orbiting path slower than planets that are closer. This is Kepler's _ law.

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