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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013
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Heliocentrism
 Definition
Sun is the center
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Geocentrism
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Earth has center
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Who lived earlier
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Copernicus
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House arrest
 Definition
Galileo
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Deathbed
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Copernicus
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Red planet
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Mars
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Largest planet
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Jupiter
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Two moons
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Mars
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Known for rings
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Saturn
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hottest surface temperture
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Venus
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Has red spot
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Jupiter
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70% covered in water
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Earth
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Has water besides Earth
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Mars
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Axis of rotation is on side
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Uranus
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Least dense planet
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Saturn
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13 Moons
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Neptune
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Smallest planet
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Mercury
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Titan is one of its moons
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Saturn
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Similar to Earth in size
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Venus
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Second largest planet
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Saturn
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27 moons
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Uranus
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largest moon in solar system
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Jupiter
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Largest volcano in solar system
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Mars
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One moon
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Earth
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Farthest from sun
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Neptune
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Closest to sun
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Mercury
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Blue in color 2 planets
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Uranus, Neptune
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due to methane gas
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Neptune
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Does not exsist anymore
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Pluto
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comet
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Space objects composed of rock particles, frozen water, methane and ammonia
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Halley's comet
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Most famous every 76 years
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Coma
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center of comet
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Tail
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end of comet
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Meteor
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shooting star
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Meteorite
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big ones make craters, hits planet surface
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Meteoroid
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parts of comets
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asteroid
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planet like material
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asteroid belt
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between Mars and Jupiter
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Ceres
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Largest asteroid
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Oort Cloud
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where comets are found
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Kepler
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planets traveled at different speeds in oval
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Copernicus
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Didn't share views on solar system till on deathbed
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Nebula
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Gases and fragments start to cool and contract
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Planet formation
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Stars exploded
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Galileo
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on arrest for views on solar system
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