Kepler's Laws
Is the study of the universe
Astronomy
The form of math that Newton helped create while studying the solar system
What is calculus?
The medium sized star at the center of our solar system
What is the sun?
The path around the sun in an oval shape
What is an ellipse?
They were the first 2 astronomers to identify planetary orbits
Who are Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton
Was the first astronomer to conclude that the Earth was shaped like a sphere
Who is Aristotle
The science term used to describe the baby planets
What is plaentismals?
Term meaning when the Earth orbits and goes around the sun in 1 year
What is a revolution?
2 of these are in an ellipse, with one focus being the sun and the other focus at the opposite end of the ellipse
What is foci?
Measurement term in space that is defined ast 149,597,870.7 kilometers
What is an astronomical unit?
A solar system that displays that has the moon, sun, and other known planets revolving around Earth in a perfect circular orbit
What is a geocentric model?
The 2 gases that fuse together to create our sun
What is hydrogen and helium?
Earth's only natural satellite and orbits the Earth about 1 time a month.
What is the moon?
Has only 1 single focus point and a eccentricity of 0.
What is a perfect circle?
Science term describe the angle used to measure the distance of an object
What is parallax?
A type of model that displays Earth and other planets orbiting the sun.
What is a heliocentric model?
Between these 2 planets is where the asteroid belt is found
What is Mars and Jupiter?
A massive island of stars in space
What is a galaxy?
The point in a planet's orbit is closest to the sun. This occurs annually on January 3rd when the Earth is 147 million kilometers from the sun
What is perihelion?
Used to measure the distance of stars, provided you have the exact measurement of the nearer star
What is a star's brightness?
Created the first detailed heliocentric model of the solar system
Who is Copernicus?
They are the 4 inner planets of our solar system
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
Something that is likely 91 billion light years wide
What is the universe?
The point in a planet's orbit that it is farthest away from the sun. On Earth, this is 152 million kilometers away and occurs annually on July 4th.
What is aphelion?
When the AU's are not enough, this other label is used to measure the distance of an object
What are light years?