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The name early astronomers gave planets
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wanderers
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the astronomer whose idea was an earth centered universe
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(Claudius) Ptolemy
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The name early astronomers gave planets
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the astronomer whose idea was an earth centered universe
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the astronomer whose idea was an sun centered universe
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Astronomer who formulated the three laws of planetary motion; discovered that planets travel in ellipses
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A symmetrically shaped oval
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the two special points in an ellipse
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The scientist whose greatest achievement was discovering the law of universal gravitation
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The force of attraction that exists between any two objects
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the term for the distance between the earth and the sun
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The largest heavenly bodies that orbit the sun
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1st law of planetary motion
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2nd law of planetary motion
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3rd law of planetary motion
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the system made up of the sun and the planets and the heavenly bodies that obit it
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Term meaning "revolve around"
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A single trip around the sun (or other heavenly body)
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The spinning of the earth (or another object) on its axis
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Eight planets in order from the sun:
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Two planets having no moons
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How long does it take for the earth to complete its revolution; also known as a solar year?
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The blanket of air that makes the earth hospitable for living things
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An asteroid-sized chunk of rock, dust, and ice that develops a huge, bright "tail" as it approaches the sun
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the amount of time it takes a comet to complete an orbit
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A region of the atmosphere, located between 10-30 miles above the earth's surface, that filters out most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
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The ability of the earth's atmosphere to retain heat around the earth
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Term meaning "seas"; large, dark-colored plains on the surface of the moon
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the completion of a moon's revolution
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little "planets" ranging in size from a few hundred miles across to the size of a house; most are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter; orbit the sun
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A region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are located
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a group of asteroids found in the inner solar system, many of which cross paths with Earth
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Space particle traveling within the earth's atmosphere; "shooting stars"
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pieces of space debris that are smaller than the smallest asteroids
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A meteor that has landed on the earth's surface
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term describes the ocean at its lowest point on the shore
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the type of tide that occurs when the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon work against each other, resulting in weaker tides
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Occurs when the earth's moon passes in front of the sun, blocking the sun's light (Sun, Moon, Earth)
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Occurs when the moon passes through the earth's shadow, causing the moon to appear darkened (Sun, Earth, Moon)
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A region farther from the sun than the planet Neptune where a large number of objects resembling comet nuclei are located
