CH 30.1

Question 1

geocentric model?

Answer 1

In the geocentric model of the solar system, Earth is considered the center and everything else revolves around it.

Question 2

heliocentric model?

Answer 2

The heliocentric model stated that the Moon revolves around Earth and that Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun.

Question 3

Extrasolar planets?

Answer 3

are planets in orbit around stars other than the Sun.

Question 4

who created the geocentric model?

Answer 4

Ptolemy of Alexandria.

Question 5

who came up with the heliocentric model?

Answer 5

Nicolaus Copernicus.

Question 6

Who discovered the planets and Jupiter moons?

Answer 6

Galileo Galilei.

Question 7

Who discovered planets traveled in a eclipse?

Answer 7

Johannes Kepler’s.

Question 8

Do planets travel in different speeds in the orbit?

Answer 8

True.

Question 9

astronomical distance?

Answer 9

The unit which equals from the sun to Earth in average distance.

Question 10

Terrestrial planets?

Answer 10

Closes planets to the Sun like Earth.

Question 11

Which planets are terrestrial planet?

Answer 11

Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

Question 12

Jovian Planets?

Answer 12

Farthest away from the sun.

Question 13

what are the Jovian planets?

Answer 13

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Question 14

Inner planets?

Answer 14

between the sun and asteroid belt.

Question 15

Which are inner planets?

Answer 15

Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

Question 16

outer planets?

Answer 16

past the asteroids belt.

Question 17

what are the outer planets?

Answer 17

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and, Neptune.

Question 18

What are inferior planets?

Answer 18

orbits between Earth’s orbit and the Sun closer to the sun.

Question 19

Inferior planets?

Answer 19

Mercury, and Venus.

Question 20

what are superior planets?

Answer 20

orbits beyond Earth’s orbit farther from the sun.

Question 21

Superior planets?

Answer 21

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.