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chapter 2 section 1

observing the solar system

AB
geocentricA description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the Earth.
heliocentricA description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun.
ellipsean elongated cicle, or oval shape; the shape of the planets orbits
inertiaThe tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place
Ptolemythought that earth is at the center of the system of planets
Coperincusthought that the sun is at the center of the planets. Galileo's observation supported capernicus's theory
Keplerdecovered that the orbits or the planets are ellipes.
planetfive points of light that seem to wander among the stars


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McNamara Elementary School
Baldwinsville, NY

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