Vocabulary
A body that orbits a planet
Satellite
Stars appear to move from.....
East to West
What are the two names of the different types of solar systems
Geocentric and Heliocentric
What does the Greek word "Helios" mean
Sun
A Giant ball of superheated gas or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium
A star
Constellations vary by.....
season to season
Which model says the moon and earth revolves around the sun
Heliocentric model
What does the Greek word "ge" mean
Earth
A object that orbits the sun is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity and has cleared the area of its orbit and debris.
Planet
Scientist divide the sky into how many Constellations
88
Which model says that the sun, moon and other planets revolve around the earth
Geocentric model
Shooting Star
A rare mixture of dusk & ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
Comet
Planets appear to move against the background of stars. Because the planets all orbit the sun in about the same plane, they appear to move through a narrow band in the sky called
Zodiac
Which model was discovered in 140 C.E.
Geocentric model
Name one of the Heliocentric model supporters
Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler or Galileo
A group of starts that people imagine represents a figure, animal and object.
Constellations
The positions of objects in the sky depends on
the motions of earth/ earths rotation
Which model do we believe into today
Geocentric Model
Planets do not move in exact circles around the Sun, they move in oval paths called
Ellipse