ELS Flashcards

(46 cards)

1
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THE CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

A

THE SUN

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MASS AND DIAMETER OF THE SUN

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1.39KM / 86400 MILES (DIAMETER) 330.222 TIMES OF EARTH (MASS)

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2
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PLANET IS DERIVED FROM THE LATIN WORD?

A

PLANETOS WHICH MEANS WANDERER

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INNERMOST AND SMALLEST PLANET. SUNLIGHT WOULD BE AS MUCH AS 7X BRIGHTER

A

MERCURY

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4
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BRIGHTEST AND HOTTEST PLANET MADE OF SULFURIC ACID

A

VENUS

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WATER COVERS ROUGHLY 71% OF THIS PLANET

A

EARTH

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6
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HOW WIDE IS THE MOON

A

2.519 MILES OR 3.474 KM

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7
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NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR

A

MARS

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8
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WHAT ARE THE MOONS OF MARS

A

PHOBOS AND DEIMOS

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9
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PHOBOS AND DEIMOS ARE NAMED AFTER THE LATIN WORDS?

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FEAR AND PANIC

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10
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LARGEST PLANET AND IS 2 1/2 TIMES MORE MASSIVE THAN ALL THE OTHER PLANETS COMBINED

A

JUPITER

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11
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HOW MANY YEARDS DID THE RES SPOT OR STORM RAGED IN THE JUPITER

A

350 YEARS

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12
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WHAT ARE THE JUPITER’S MOONS CALLED

A

JOVIAN SATTELITES

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WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF GANYMEDE (JUPITER’S MOON)

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5.269 KM OR LARGER THAN MERCURY

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14
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JUPITER’S 4 MAJOR MOONS

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GANYMEDE, EUROPA, IO, CALLISTO

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15
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WHAT IS THE DARK LINE IN THE SATURN CALLED

A

CASSINI DIVISION

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16
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLANET

A

SATURN

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17
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WHO DISCOVERED URANUS

A

WILLIAM HERSCHEL

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18
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WHAT IS URANUS REFFERERD AS

19
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SATURN’S MAJOR MOONS

A

CALYPSO
PANDORA
METHONE
HYPERION
MIMAS
THEA
IAPETUS
TITAN
ENCELEDUS
TETHYS
DIONE
JANUS
PROMETHEUS
EPIMTHEUS
HELENE

20
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MAJOR MOONS OF URANUS

A

TITANIA
ODERON
UMBRIEL
ARIEL
MIRANDA

21
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TWIN PLANET OF URANUS

22
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HOW MANY YEARS DOES NEPTUNE TAKE TO GO AROUND THE SUN

23
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HOW MANY RINGS AND RING ARCS DOES NEPTUNE HAVE

A

5 MAIN RINGS AND 4 RING ARCS

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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR MOONS OF NEPTUNE
PROTEUS HIPPOCAMP LARISSA GALATEA DESPINA THALASSA NAIAD
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DWARF PLANETS
PLUTO CERES ERIS MAKEMAKE HAUMEA
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CELESTIAL BODIES THAT REVOLVES AROUND A PLANET
NATURAL SATTELITES
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WANDERING STARS THAT MAY PASS TO A BOUNDARY OF A PLANET
COMET
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SEPARATE THE INNER AND OUTER PLANETS
ASTEROIDS
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WHAT DID THE GREEKS BELIEVE
GEOCENTRISM
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HAS A STONE CONSIDERED AS EARLIEST CALENDAR
NABTA PLAYA
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POSTULATED THE CONCEPT OF ETHER
ARISTOTLE
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THE MATERIAL THAT FILLS THE REGION OF THE UNIVERS
AETHER OR ETHER
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PROPOSED GEOCENTRISM
ARISTOTLE
34
ARISTARCHUS
FIRST ATTEMPT TO DISCUSS HELIOCENTRISM
35
SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF ARISTOTLE (GEOCENTRISM)
CLADIUS PTOLEMY
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SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF ARISTOTLE (GEOCENTRISM)
CLADIUS PTOLEMY
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PROPOSED HELIOCENTRISM
NICOLAUS CUPERNICUS
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SUPPORTED TGE HELIOCENTRISM CONCEPT
GIORDANO BRUNO
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PROPOSED A COMPROMISE BETWEEN GEOCENTRISM AND HELIOCENTRISM
TYCHO BRAHE
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USED THE RECORDS OF BRAHE AND GALILEO
JOHANNER KEPLER
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INVENTED TELESCOPE
GALILEO GALILEI
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FORMULATED THE WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT AND DISCOVERED THE PENDULUM CLOCK
CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS
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DISCOVERED SATURNS MOON
JEAN DOMINIQUE CASSINI
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WHEN WERE THE SATURNS MOONS DISCOVERED
LAPETUS 1671, RHEA 1672, TETHYS AND DIONE 1684
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DISCOVERED CASSINI DIVISION
JEAN DOMINIQUE CASSINI