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Peter Difurio Solar System
Peter Difurio Solar System
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013
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what is heliocenrism
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sun at the center
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what is geocentrism
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earth at center
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Who lived earlier - galileo or copernicus
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copernicus
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which was arrested for house arrest because of his views on the solar system
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galileo
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who did not share his views on the solar system till he was laying in his death bed
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copernicus
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nicknamed the red planet
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mars
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the largest moon
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jupiter
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has two 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 hottestface temperture beause of its thick atmosphere
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venus
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has the red sport
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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 what planet has ice caps
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mars
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its axis of rotation is tilted on its side
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uranis
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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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mercury
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titan is one of its moons
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saturn
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similar to earths size
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mars
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second largest planet
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jupiter
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has 27 moons
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uranis
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has the largest moon in the solar system
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mercury
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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 sun
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mercury
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blue color has two planets
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neptune and uranis
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due to methane gas
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saturn
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