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Solar System Ryan Silverman
Chapter 3
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013
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Heliocentrism
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A model of the solar system in which the sun is the center
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Geocenterism
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A model of the solar system when the earth is the center
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Galileo
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Was on house arrest for his view on the solar system
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Copernicus
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Didnt share his views about the solar system untill he was on his death bed
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Mars
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Nicknamed the red planet
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Jupiter
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Largest planet
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Has 2 moons
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mars
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Saturn
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Known for its rings
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Hottest surface temperature
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Venus
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has the red spot
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jupiter
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70% covered in water
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Earth
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has icecaps (besides earth)
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Mars
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its axis of 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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mercury
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titan is one of its moons
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saturn
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simliar to earth in size
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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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jupiter
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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 and neptune
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Meteoroid
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parts of comets and astriods float around in space
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meteor
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shooting star
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