Astronomy Test review 9/24 FLASHCARDS

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Geocentric model proponent

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Ptolemy

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Age in Jupiter years for 21 Earth years

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1.77 Jupiter years

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Orion visible in evening sky at 40°N

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Winter

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Copernicus' Model: Sun at center

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Different from Earth-centered model

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Moon orbits Earth

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Closer to Earth

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Constellations visible all year

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Circumpolar Constellations only

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Kepler's 1st Law

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Planets orbit the sun in oval ellipses.

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Kepler's 2nd Law

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Planets speed up when closer to the sun, slow down when further away.

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Kepler's 3rd Law

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Distance from sun relates to orbital period

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Galileo's telescope evidence

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Heliocentric model