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Theories
Scientist
Seasons and times
Rotation/ Revolution
Gravity
100
the two major objections to the geocentric theory
What is inaccuracy and complexity
100
The Man who played the largest role in attempting to improve the geocentric theory.
Who is Ptolemy
100
During the summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole
What is tilted towards the sun
100
The path that the sun appears to follow among the stars
What is ecliptic
100
Three factors that determine the force of gravity between two objects
What is the mass of the one object, the mass of the other object and the distance between the centers of the masses
200
claims that the earth is the center of the universe
What is geocentric theory
200
An astronomer who played a major role in the development of the heliocentric theory
Who is Copernicus
200
A day on which the apparent movement of the sun reaches it's northern-most or southern-most limit.
What is Solstice
200
The earth's movement around the sun
What is revolution
200
The earth is flattened at the poles and ______________ at the equator
What is Bulge
300
The geocentric theory believed that a plant did not have a center orbit but followed a
What is eccentric orbit
300
The first person who used a telescope for astronomy
Who is Galileo
300
A day on which the sun's overhead noon position appears directly above the equator.
What is equinox
300
The angle between the earth's axis and a line perpendicular to the plane of it's orbit
What is 23 1/2 degrees
300
Deflection of projectiles and the winds show that the earth
What is rotating
400
a modification of the geocentric theory to account for the "backward" movement of planets
What is epicycle
400
The Christian astronomer who formulated the three laws of planetary motion
What is Kepler
400
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the
What is Southern Hemisphere
400
The earth ___________ on its axis and _________ around the sun
What is rotates and revolves
400
The Foucault pendulum would not be deflected at all if it where located near the
What is equator
500
the theory that believes the sun is the center of at least the solar system.
What is heliocentric
500
Person who created the laws of gravitation
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
500
a Calendar based on the moon's change is a
What is lunar calendar.
500
the occurrence of seasons could be used as evidence of the earth's motion called
What is revolution
500
Jupiter and Saturn are most bulged at the equator since they are
What is fastest spinning planets