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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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A representation of the universe in which stars and planets revolve around the Earth.
Heliocentric model
Copernican model
Geocentric model
Aristarchus model
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A model of the solar system that places the Earth at the center.
geocentric model
heliocentric model
Aristarchan model
Copernican model
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The Sun, planets, and all other objects that revolve around the Sun.
Universe
Galaxy
Solar system
Nebula
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A representation of the Sun and planets where the planets revolve around the Sun.
Ptolemy model
Aristotle model
Heliocentric
Geocentric
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Greek philosopher who was among the first to propose the geocentric model.
Aristotle
Galileo
Copernicus
Aristarchus
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This consists of the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona.
Jupiter's atmosphere
The Sun's atmosphere
The Moon's atmosphere
The Earth's Atmosphere
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The law that states that the planets orbit the sun in elliptical path around the Sun.
Kepler's 1st Law
Newton's 1st Law
Kepler's 3rd Law
Newton's 2nd Law
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Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars.
Galileo Galilei
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Aristarchus
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This is the process by which the Sun produces its enormous amount of energy.
nuclear annihilation
nuclear fusion
nuclear holocaust
nuclear fission
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The four largest moons of Jupiter.
Copernican Moons
Galilean Satellites
Keplian Satellites
Ptolemic Moons
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The apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different places.
aristarchus
parallax
ptolemy
inertia
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This is the stream of electrically charged particles that move through the solar system.
the solar wind
quasars
plasma
the aurora
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How much of the mass of the entire solar system is contained in the Sun?
~ 75%
>99%
<80%
<50%
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A Polish astronomer who that the Ptolemaic system was inaccurate and proposed heliocentrism.
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
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Areas of gas on the surface of the Sun that are cooler than the gas around them.
solar prominences
solar wind
solar flares
sunspots
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This consists of the core, the radiation zone, and the convection zone.
The Solar System
A Super Nova
The Sun's interior
The Earth's interior
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German astronomer who theorized that the planets moved in an elliptical path around the Sun.
Copernicus
Kepler
Aristarchus
Ptolemy
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Reddish loops of gas that link different regions of the Sun releasing large amounts of energy.
prominences
sunspots
solar wind
solar flares
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Solar explosions that release gases into space from the surface of the Sun.
prominences
sunspots
solar wind
solar flares
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What major mystery did the study of sunspots help scientists solve?
temperature
rotation
axis
composition
