The Solar System

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  • Created on: 21-07-17 10:00
Idea that everything is centred around the earth
geocentric model
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Idea that everything is centred around the sun
heliocentric model
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Who came up with the idea of the heliocentric model?
nicolaus copernicus
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Who came up with the idea of the geocentric model?
ptolemy
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What did Galileo Galilei discover with a telescope?
jupiters moons
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How many moons did Galileo Galilei discover?
four
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Approximately how many comets are there in the Solar System?
thousands
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Approximately how many asteroids are there in the Solar System?
millions
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How many planets are there in the Solar System?
eight
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How many dwarf planets are there in the Solar System?
five
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How do the planets move around the sun?
eliptical orbits
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Moons are also called...
natural satelites
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What are many types of telescope used to detect?
electromagnetic radiation
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Who came up with the idea of the geocentric model?

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What did Galileo Galilei discover with a telescope?

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