Inner Planets
seasons
early astronomy
Modern Astronomy
Motions of the earth
100

what planet are we living On

Earth

100

what season are we in 

Fall 

Autumnal Equinox

100

what is the name of the model that the earth is in the center of the universe

geocentric 

100

what was the first object to orbit the earth

Sputnik space capsule 

100

what is a rotation

when earth spins on its axis 
200

what is the closest planet to the sun

Mercury

200

The earths axis is tilted ____ 

23.5

200

who published the Heliocentric theory

Copernicus

200

what did the U.S launch in 1958

Explorer 1

200

what is a revolution 

when earth goes around the sun

300

what are the four inner planets ( in order )

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

300

what is another name for spring

Vernal Equinox

300

who invented the telescope

Galileo

300

what did russia Launch in 1957

Sputnik 1 

300

how long does it take earth to rotate 

24 hours

400

what is another name for the inner planets

terrestrial planets

400

when does the summer solstice begin

June 21
400

who discovered the 4 jovian planets and the moons craters

Galileo

400

Who was the first man in space 

Uri Gagarin

400

how long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun 

365 days

500

what is the smallest planet

Mercury

500

what two dates are day and night equal everywhere 

March 21

September 21 


500

who suggested the geocentric theory

Ptolemy

500

What was the Explorer1 

The first satellite to orbit earth

500

how many years does it take earth to finish 1 cycle of precision 

26000 years

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