Earth and Space Ch. 10, Set 1
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JordanFBCA on February 19, 2012
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Information from pages 302-309;
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nicolaus Copernicus | Polish astronomer who proposed a heliocentric system of the universe |
| Sir Isaac Newton | Scientist who discovered the law of universal gravitation |
| Ptolemy | Astronomer whose book Almagest mathematically described the geocentric view of the universe |
| Johannes Kepler | Astronomer who discovered that the planets do not travel in circles |
| Galileo Galilei | Astronomer whose discoverey of the phases of Venus helped prove the heliocentric view |
| Astronomy | The study of God's creation beyond our atmosphere |
| Gravity | The force of attraction that exists between two objects |
| Vacuum | The general term for a space that does not contain any matter |
| Aphelion | The point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun |
| Perihelion | The point in a planet's orbit that is closest to the sun |
| Solar System | The sun, planets, moons, and other smaller bodies that orbit the sun |
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