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Solar System
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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heliocentrism
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model in wich the Earth and planets revolve around a stationary sun
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geocentrism
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a description of the cosmos where the Earth is at the orbital center of all celestial bodies
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Who lived earlier- Galileo or Copernicus?
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Copernicus
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Who didnt share his views on soaler system until on deathbed?
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Copernicus
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Who was on house arrest for views on soaler system?
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Galileo
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nicnamed 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 two moons
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Mars
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is known for its rings
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Saturn
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has the hottest surface temerature because of its thik atmosphere
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Venus
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has the red spot
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Jupiter
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70% of it is covered with water
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Earth
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other than Earth, what pkanet has ice caps?
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its axis of rotaion 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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Mercury
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Titan is one of its moons
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Saturn
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similiar to Earth in siz
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Venus
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second largest planet
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Saturn
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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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Jupiter
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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 two planets
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Uranus Neptune
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due to methane gas
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Neptune
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