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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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| Follow teachers instructions |
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| What is the most important safety rule? |
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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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| The source of the sun's energy is |
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| Density is measured in which unit? |
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| Tilting of the earth unit axis (23.5 degrees) |
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| The Geocentric model of the universe stated that they |
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| What is the shape of a planet's orbit? |
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| Oblate spheroid or ellipsroid instead of a sphere |
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| According to the article, the shape of the Earth is described as |
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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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| In which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses? |
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| Plants use sunlight 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 directions, a movement known as |
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| Spiral, Elliptical, Irregular Galaxies |
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| What are the three types of galaxies? |
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| The turning or spinning of a body on its axis is known as |
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| Space between galaxies is expanding |
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| Based on the observed red shifts in the spectral lines of distant galaxies, astronomers conclude that |
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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 cause this event. |
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| Electromagnetic Radiation |
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| Gamma rays, X-rays, visible light,and radio waves are all types of |
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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 wavelength is known as |
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| The smallest daily tidal range occurs during which type 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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| Light seen in space is known as |
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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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| The main results of Earth's rotation are day and night. |
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| What movement of Earth is responsible for night and day? |
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| Which law states that each planet revolves so that an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal time intervals? |
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| Always read teacher's instructions |
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| What is the most important lab safety procedure? |
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| Which scientist was the first to use the telescope in astronomy? |
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| Earth is the closest to the sun at a point called |
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| Earth's axis maintains approximately the same angle of tilt.But the direction in which the axis points continually changes.As a result the axis points a circle on the sky.This movement is similar to the wobble of the spinning top. |
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| Why does Earth experience precession? |
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| A.Rotation-Spinning on the body of the axis. B.Motion of the body. C.Slight movement over a period. |
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| How does Earth move through space? |
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| What chemical reactions produce the sun's energy? |
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| Solar energy is changed into chemical energy through photosynthesis. |
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| How is solar energy essential to plants? |
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| Plants use sunlight to produce sugar through the actions of the chlorophyll. |
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| How does the sun's energy affect food webs on Earth? |
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