Astronomy Pre-Quiz
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- Q1Who discovered the force that keeps planets from going out into space in a straight line?NewtonGalileoKeplerPtolemy30s
- Q2What is the term that refers to Earth when it is closest to the Sun?PerihelionBarycenterAphelionNutation30s
- Q3What is the slight movement over a period of 26,000 years that changes where Earth's axis points?PrecessionBarycenterRotationNutation30s
- Q4What is the oscillatory movement of the axis of a rotation body or a wobble?NutationBarycenterRotationPrecession30s
- Q5The point between two objects where they balance one another is called?BarycenterPrecessionNutationRotation30s