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