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Astronomers
Inner planets
Outer planets
Earth and the Moon
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Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric system of the universe
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
100
What is the fastest planet?
What is Mercury
100
Planet with the moon Ganymede
What is Jupiter
100
An object that revolves around another object is a________
What is Satellite
100
The study of God's creation beyond our atmosphere is_______
What is astronomy
200
Scientist who discovered the law of universal gravitation
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
200
Only planet suitable for life
What is Earth
200
The storm found on Jupiter is also known as_________?
What is the Great Red Spot
200
The phenomenon that occurs when part or all of the sun is blocked by the moon is a ___________
What is Solar Eclipse
200
The force of attraction between any two objects is_______
What is gravity
300
Astronomer who mathematically described the geometric view of the universe
Who is Ptolemy
300
The largest known mountain in the solar system is______?
What is Olympus Mons
300
All of the outer planets are known as ________?
What are gas giants
300
The moon's dark patches are known as _________
What is maria
300
The term for a space that does not contain any matter
What is a vacuum
400
Astronomer who discovered that the planets do not travel in circles
Who is Johannes Kepler
400
Known as the Evening star and Morning star
What is Venus
400
Saturn's largest moon is_______
What is Titan
400
The Earth is ________ miles from the sun
What is 93 million
400
The point in a planet's orbit that is the farthest from the sun is called ________
What is aphelion
500
Astronomer whose discovery of the phases of Venus helped prove the heliocentric view
Who is Galileo Galilei
500
A planet that rotates backward has _______ rotation
What is retrograde
500
Is Pluto a planet?
What is YES
500
The lunar month begins with a ______ moon
What is New Moon
500
The sun, planets, moons, and other small bodies that orbit the sun form the ________
What is solar system