Heliocentric/geocentric
what does Geo mean?
earth
what is the first planet?
mercury
what is the definition of a comet?
dirty snowball
what is gravity?
the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center
what number planet is earth from the sun?
Earth is the third planet from the sun
how do you say sun in space terms?
Helio
what planet is the smallest?
mars
what is a meteor before it enters the earth's atmosphere called?
It is called a meteoroid.
what does inertia make the object or thing it is applying to do?
It is the tensity of an object in motion to make it stay/remain in motion and the same goes for a object at rest/ Newton's law of inertia.
which model is used currently?
heliocentric
what separates mars and Jupiter from each other?
the asteroid belt.
what are the three measurements?
Mass,weight and force
who made the geocentric model?
Claudius Ptolemy
what makes the inner planets different from the outer planets?
the inner planets are terrestrial/rocky, while the outer planets are gas planets
read this sentence, "any two objects with mass have a gravitational attraction to each other regardless of the distance between them." What is this talking about?
Newton's law of universal gravitation
What is the names of the people who made the heliocentric model?
Copernicus and Galileo
what are the three planets with the highest gravity in order from least to most?
Jupiter,Neptune,Saturn
what is the order from space rock, shooting star, and a meteor that hits earths surface
meteoroid,meteor, and meteorite
the strength of the force between two objects depends on two factors. What are these two factors?
the masses of objects and the distance between them
what is the am called that earth is located on?
Orion arm