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| Phythagorus believed ...what? | That the earth was in the center of the galaxy and that the orbit around the sun was circular. |
| Copernucus was correct in only one of his statements about Astronomy, it was???? | That the sun is in the center of the galaxy |
| Orbits are elliptical???? Who said that??? | Kepler and Newton |
| Newton discovered what? | Gravity |
| Murcury is the... | fastest planet |
| What planet is named for the messenger of the god's? | Murcury |
| Murcury has the... | most elliptical orbit, the most varied temperature, and a very thin atmosphere |
| What planet er..person was named for the goddess of beauty and love? | Venus, Mrs. Chrysam |
| The day is longer that the year on what planet? | Venus |
| The hottet planet is... | Venus |
| Venus is also known as what? | Earth's twin |
| This planet is known as the Morning and Evening Star | Venus |
| The Retrograde motion of this planet makes it unusual... | Venus, retrograde motion |
| Mars is named after what? | The god of war |
| Mars' moons are named | Phobas & Deimos |
| Why does Mars look red? | Iron Oxide in the soil |
| The Polar Ice caps of what planet are mad of what? | Mars, CO2 |
| Mars have the highest density of all inner planets, true or false? | True, lowest |
| What planet has a volcano and what is the volcano called? | Mars, Olympic Mons |
| Jupiter is the... | largest planet |
| What planet is named for the King of the god's? | Jupiter |
| Jupiter can be called.. | The planet that was almost a star |
| Jupter has the strongest what? | Magnetic field |
| Jupiter is home to the | Great Red Spot |
| Jupiter has... | 1 rng, 16 moons |
| Saturn was named after what? | The god of time and cycles |
| Saturn is the _________ planet | windiest |
| The planet most known for it's rings is? | Saturn |
| This planet has the most moons... | Saturn |
| Uranus is named after which god? | The god of starry skies |
| This planet aslo has what motion? | retrograde motion |
| Uranus is the... | "On the side planet" |
| Neptune is named for the god of _______? | The god of the sea |
| Neptune can be called the_____________? | The math planet |
| Thos planet switches places with Pluto in it's orbit..... | Neptune |
| Neptune has how many moons? | 8 moons |
| Pluto is the... | smallest planet |
| Pluto can be called a | double planet |
| Named for god of the _________ | god of the underworld |
| This theroy says the universe came from a nebula | nebular theory |
| What is the heliocentric theory? | It states that the sun is in the center of the uiverse. |
| This dude believed in geocentric theory. | Pythagorus |
| State Kepler's 3rd law... | The period of revolution is dependent on the distance from the sun. |
| Name 2 forces that keep planets from spinning out into space. | Inertia and Gravity |
| The time it takes a planet to go aroung the sun once... | Revolution or year |
| Rotation is another way to say the planets.... | day |
| When a planet revolves backwards it is called_________ | Retrograde Motion |
| Name 5 items for a good data table..... | Title, Data, Variables, Units, and Neatness |
| What is unusual about Venusian rain? | It is made of sulfuric acid and it never hits the surface of venus |
| Another name for a new planet is a | Protoplanet |
| Define Inertia | An object in motion will stay in motion in a straight line unless force is applied |
| Name the planets in order.... | Mercurys, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto |
| Name 3 characteristics of the outer planets | have rings, gaseous, many moons, have storm spots, bigger |
| ____, moon of Neptune has retrograde motion. | Triton |
| The most geologically active object in the solar system... | Io |
| The largest moon in the solar system is ______ | Ganymede |
| The asteriod belt is found inbetween which two planets? | Mars and Jupiter |
| What space probe has traveled out to Neptune? | Voyager 1 and 2 |
| The twin giants are _________ and ________. | Uranus and Neptune |
| What could be pulling on Pluto's Orbit? (3 things) | Black hole, Planet X, or a brown dwarf |
| The moon that looks like a pizza? | Io |
| This moon has it's own atmosphere. | Titan |
| Name the four Galilian moons. | Ganymede, Callisto, Io, Europa |
| This planet appears flattened due to its ________. | Saturn, fast rotation |
| This planet appears blue due to what on it's surface. | Neptune; Methane |
| The most cratered object in the solar system is | Callisto |
| looks like a flurescent cheerio | Umbriel |
| Deimos and Phobas mean | fear & terror |
| Europa is the ____________ object in space | smoothest |
| Titan is the 2nd _______ moon | largest |
| Looks like a billiard ball. | Europa |
| Titan is the size of ________. | Murcury |
| Triton has the _________ spot in the solar system. | coldest |
| Almost as large as it's planet. | Charon |
