ch. 30.1 Flashcards
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geometric model
Earth is is considered the center and everything else revolves around it.
heliocentric model
The moon revolves around Earth and that Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
extra solar planet
Planets in orbits around stars other than the sun.
who developed the geocentric model?
Ptolemy
How came out wit the Heliocentric model ?
Nicholas Copernicus
who came out wit abidance to support Copernicus model ?
Galileo Galilee
Who discovered that the planets travel around the sun in ellipses?
Johannes Flapper
Does planet travel at different speeds i n their orbit ?
Yes
What is the astronaut unit ?
Is the a average distance form the sun to Earth.
What planets are similar to Earth?
Terrestrial planets.
What planets are similar to Earth are ?
Venus, Mars and Mercury
What is another name for the gas giants?
Jovian Planets
What planets are classified Jovian planets ?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What are the planets classified as that are located between the sun and the asteroid belt?
Inter planets
This are the Inter planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What are the planets classified as that are loaded beyond the asteroid belt ?
Outer planets
What are the names of the outer planes ?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What are the planets classified that are located between the sun and the earths orbit?
Inferior planets
What planets are inferior planets are ?
Mercury and Venus
What are the planets classified as that are past earths orbit?
Superior planets
What are the superior planets?
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
