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What does the geocentric model of the solar system look like?
Earth is in the center
What is the theory that the solar system developed from a cloud of dust and gas
Nebular Theory or the Dust Cloud Theory
At what point is the Earth Closest to the sun?
January, called Perihelion
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What are the Jovian Planets vs Terrestrial
The terrestrial planets- mercury, venus, earth, and mars - one relatively small and rocky.
(terrestrial - earth like) The jovian planets- Jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune - are huge
gas giants ( jovian - jupiter like)
What is responsible for the seasonal changes on Earth?
Seasons result from the yearly orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's
rotational axis relative to the plane of the orbit.
What causes the Earth to experience tides?
The gravitational interaction between the earth and the moon
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What causes earth to experience days and years?
DAYS ARE DUE TO THE SPIN OF THE EARTH ON IT'S AXIS (ROTATION) AND YEARS ARE
DUE TO THE EARTH MOVING AROUND THE SUN IN AN ELIPTICAL ORBIT (REVOLUTION)
Why is the circumference of the earth larger at the equator then the poles?
Earth is not a perfect sphere; it bulges around the equator because its rotating on it's axis.
The earth is a flattened sphere so the distance around the equator is rather than the
circumference at the poles
What is fusion?
Fusion is the process that powers the sun and the stars. It is the reaction in which two atoms
of hydrogen combine together, or fuse, to form an atom of helium. In the process some of
the mass of the hydrogen is converted into energy
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What does the geocentric model of the solar system look like?
Earth is in the center
What is the theory that the solar system developed from a cloud of dust and gas
Nebular Theory or the Dust Cloud Theory
At what point is the Earth Closest to the sun?
January, called Perihelion
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What are the Jovian Planets vs Terrestrial
The terrestrial planets- mercury, venus, earth, and mars - one relatively small and rocky.
(terrestrial - earth like) The jovian planets- Jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune - are huge
gas giants ( jovian - jupiter like)
What is responsible for the seasonal changes on Earth?
Seasons result from the yearly orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's
rotational axis relative to the plane of the orbit.
What causes the Earth to experience tides?
The gravitational interaction between the earth and the moon
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What causes earth to experience days and years?
DAYS ARE DUE TO THE SPIN OF THE EARTH ON IT'S AXIS (ROTATION) AND YEARS ARE
DUE TO THE EARTH MOVING AROUND THE SUN IN AN ELIPTICAL ORBIT (REVOLUTION)
Why is the circumference of the earth larger at the equator then the poles?
Earth is not a perfect sphere; it bulges around the equator because its rotating on it's axis.
The earth is a flattened sphere so the distance around the equator is rather than the
circumference at the poles
What is fusion?
Fusion is the process that powers the sun and the stars. It is the reaction in which two atoms
of hydrogen combine together, or fuse, to form an atom of helium. In the process some of
the mass of the hydrogen is converted into energy
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