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Jon Dulin Solar System Chapter 3
Mr. Knipp's Class
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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What is heliocentrism?
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Having the Sun as the center
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What is geocentrism?
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Having the Earth as the center
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Which lived earlier? (Galileo or Copernicus)
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Copernicus
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Which was put on house arrest for his views of the Solar System? (Galileo or Copernicus)
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Galileo
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Who didn't share their views of the Solar System till on their death bed? (Galileo or Copernicus)
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Copernicus
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Nicknamed the "Red Planet"
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Mars
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The largest planet
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Jupiter
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Has 2 moons
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Mars
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Known for its rings
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Saturn
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Has the hottest surface temperature because of it's thick atmospheres
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Mercury
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Has the red spot
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Jupiter
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70 percent is covered with water
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Earth
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Other than Earth which planet has ice caps
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Mars
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Its axis rotation is tilted on its side
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Uranus
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Least dense planet
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Saturn
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Has 13 moons
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Neptune
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The smallest planet
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Pluto
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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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Jupiter
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Has 27 moons
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Uranus
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Has the largest moon in the Solar System
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Mars
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Has the largest volcano in the Solar System
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Mars
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Has one moon
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Earth
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Farthest planet from the Sun
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Neptune
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Closest planet to the sun
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Mercury
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Blue color of these 2 planets due to Methane gas
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Uranus and Neptune
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Solar System
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Is made up of 8 planets including earth and many smaller objects
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Earth-Centered Model
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Many scientists thought that the Sun and the Moon revolved around Earth
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Sun-Centered Model
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Now everyone thinks everything revolves around sun brought up by Copernicus
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How is Solar System formed
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Nebula of gas, ice, and dust
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