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Historical Models of the Solar System - EVEaSp
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Various early models of the solar system proposed by historical figures in science.
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This is the process by which the Sun produces its enormous amount of energy.
nuclear holocaust
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
nuclear annihilation
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The apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different places.
aristarchus
inertia
parallax
ptolemy
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The four largest moons of Jupiter.
Copernican Moons
Keplian Satellites
Galilean Satellites
Ptolemic Moons
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How much of the mass of the entire solar system is contained in the Sun?
<50%
>99%
<80%
~ 75%
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The law that states that the planets orbit the sun in elliptical path around the Sun.
Kepler's 3rd Law
Newton's 1st Law
Kepler's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
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A representation of the Sun and planets where the planets revolve around the Sun.
Ptolemy model
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Aristotle model
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A model of the solar system that places the Earth at the center.
geocentric model
Copernican model
heliocentric model
Aristarchan model
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Solar explosions that release gases into space from the surface of the Sun.
sunspots
solar flares
solar wind
prominences
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German astronomer who theorized that the planets moved in an elliptical path around the Sun.
Copernicus
Kepler
Ptolemy
Aristarchus
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The Sun, planets, and all other objects that revolve around the Sun.
Solar system
Universe
Galaxy
Nebula
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This consists of the core, the radiation zone, and the convection zone.
The Sun's interior
The Earth's interior
The Solar System
A Super Nova
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This consists of the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona.
The Earth's Atmosphere
Jupiter's atmosphere
The Moon's atmosphere
The Sun's atmosphere
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A Polish astronomer who that the Ptolemaic system was inaccurate and proposed heliocentrism.
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
Kepler
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Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars.
Galileo Galilei
Aristarchus
Ptolemy
Aristotle
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Greek philosopher who was among the first to propose the geocentric model.
Copernicus
Aristotle
Aristarchus
Galileo
