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Science Chapter 20
Chapter 20
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8th Grade
02/09/2012

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geocentric
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earth centered universe-cener of the revolving planets and stars
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ptolemy
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geocentric
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heliocentric
Definition
sun-centered model-earth and other planets revolve around the sun
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copernicus
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came up with the way the planets revolved around the sun-drew it/mapped it out
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galileo
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used a telescope to help support the heliocentric model
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tycho brhae
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discovered the orbit
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orbit
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things making circles around each other
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johannes kepler
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found that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse
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ellipse
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an oval shape
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how many planets
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eightttt (:
-solar system is movingg
-distance(exspanse)
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suns interior
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core, radiation zone, convection zone
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core
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where the suns energy is produced
-nuclear fussion
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sunn related to
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helium and hydrogen
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radiation zone
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-radiates
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convection zone
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some places are cooler some arer warmer
heat rises and falls
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suns atmosphere
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photosphere,chromosphere, corona
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photosphere
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light portion
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chronosphere
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means color
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corona
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crown-halp
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solar wind
Definition
streams of electrically charged particles
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sunspots
Definition
areas on the sun where gases are cooler than the gases around them
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prominences
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huge loops of gas
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solar flares
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BANG! an explosion-gas erruptiong in space
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solar wind
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northern and southern wind-auroras
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inner planets
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smmall, rocky, dense-TERRESTRIAL planets
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earth
Definition
has liquid WATERR!!!
oxygen RICH atmosphere
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largest inner planet
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earth
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mercury
Definition
closetest to the sun
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smallest terresstrial planet
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mercury
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MAJORR temperature differences-little to no atmosphere
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mercuryyy weatherr ect
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venus n earthh
Definition
same size but is NOT earths twin
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rotates the opposite way from other planets
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Earth
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venus
Definition
dense atmostphere (green house effect)
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the trapping of heat by the atmosphere
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greeen house effect
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mars
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red-iron rich
atmosphere is verry thin
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Olymus mons
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largest volcano EVERR!! (; uhh maybe
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ice caps
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on mars north and south
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large amount of liquid water they thought
Definition
scientist think
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therefore, i urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy. to offer your bpdies as lving sacrafices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. do not conform any longer to the pattern of the world, but transformed by the renweing of your mind. then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Definition
romans 12:1-2
Term
gas giants
Definition
jupiter, saturn,uranus, and neptune-massive-dont have solid surfaces
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largest planet in our solar system-has rings
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jupiter
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europa-jupiter
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has the most moons
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a large storm on jupiter
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the great red spot
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2nd largest planet
Definition
saturnn
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saturn
Definition
known for its rings
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titan
Definition
saturn's moon
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rings
Definition
a disk of dust, ice and rock particles
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uranus
Definition
rotates with a 90' degree angle (axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of about90 degrees from the vertical
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teel green color-named after the god of the skyy n has moons
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uranus
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neptune
Definition
cold blue planet
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great dark spot
Definition
giant storm-neptune
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atmosphere has visible clouds
Definition
neptune
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pluto
Definition
solid surface-smaller dense snf not a planet
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kuiper belt
oort cloud
Definition
where comets come from
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nucleous
Definition
center of a comet
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coma
Definition
clouds of dust form a fuzzy outer layer
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comets
Definition
loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles
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comets orbit
Definition
long narrow ellipses
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tail
Definition
ice,dust,gas
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asteroids
Definition
pieces of rock or dust floating around in space
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asteroid belt
Definition
inbetween mars and jupiters orbit
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meteors
Definition
in our atmostphere
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meterorite
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hits earth
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meteriods
Definition
come from comets or asteroids
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goldilocks conditions
Definition
liquid water-temperatures and atmosphere
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