Solar System Scientists

Things should move in the sky depending on what location you look at them from is called

Who developed the first HELIOcentric model of the solar system

"Planets orbit in ellipses" was Keplers ____ law

What planet goes through phases similar to Earth?

The planets orbit around the sun in what type of shape?

What is the HELIOcentric Model?

The planets rotate on small circles that rotate on large circles is known as

Who developed the GEOcentric model that was used for 14 centuries, even though it was wrong?

What is the GEOcentric Model?

Who tried to measure the distance to the sun and the moon?

What are the 4 moons of Jupiter known as today?

Which 2 scientists supported the "wheels on wheels" idea?

What was the name of one of the oldest books about the solar system?

Which 2 scientists supported the GEOcentric model?

People believed Aristarchus when he said the sun was the center of the solar system

Who found that the planets DID NOT move in perfect circles?

Who wrote the Almagest?

Who made significant improvements on the telescope

"The closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it rotates" is Keplers ____ law.

"The distance to the sun to the time it takes to complete one orbit" is Keplers ____ law.

Who created the Scientific Method