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| Using Tycho Brahe's data, which scientist proposed three laws of planetary motion |
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| The true shape of planetary orbits was discovered by |
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| what is the most important safety rule |
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| follow teachers instructions |
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| when is the daily tidal range greatest |
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| the center of mass where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other is known as |
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| which part of the Electromagnetic spectrum is the slowest |
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| density is measured in which unit |
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| the geocentric model of the universe stated that |
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| the Moon,sun and planets orbit Earth |
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| what shape of a planet's orbit |
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| according to the article, the shape of the Earth is described as |
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| an oblate period or ellipsoid , instead of sphere |
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| the movement of the axis of a rotating body or a wobble is known as |
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| what tool do you use to measure mass |
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| balance, triple-beam balance, electronic balance |
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| Plants use sunlight to produce sugar through the actions of the chlorophyll through a process known as |
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| the energy of a photon is related to its |
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| Earth's axis slowly but continuously points in different direction, a movement known as |
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| what are the three types of galaxies? |
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| spiral ellipticia, irregular |
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| the turning or spinning of a body on its axis is known as |
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| according to the third law of planetary motion, the period of revolution of a planet is related to the planet's |
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| the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun causes this event |
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| Gamma rays , x-rays , visible light, and radio waves are all types of |
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| electromagnetic radiation |
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| mass is measured in which unit |
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| the study of the properties of light that depend on the on wavelength is known as |
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| the smallest daily tidal range occurs during which type of of tide |
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| According to the big bang theory, the universe began about |
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| what field located on earth helps protect us from harmful solar radiation rays |
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| volume is measured in what unit |
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| which tidal pattern has two high tides and two low tides each day |
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| semi-diurnal tidal pattern |
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| what movement of earth is responsible for day and night |
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| which law states that the planet revolves so that imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal time intervals |
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| what is the most important lad safety procedure |
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| always read instruction directed by the teacher |
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| which scientist was the first to use the telescope in astronomy |
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| Earth is closest to the sun at a point called |
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| why does Earth experience precession |
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| it maintains approximately the same angle of tilt, the axis traces a circle on the circle on the sky |
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| How does earth move through space? |
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| Rotation, revolution, precession |
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| what chemical reactions produce the sun's energy |
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| How is solar energy essential to plants |
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| solar energy is changed into chemical energy through photosynthesis |
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| How does the sun's energy affect food webs on earth |
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| plants use sunlight to produce sugar through the actions of the chorophyll |
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