Chapter 29 Review Part 2
List the 4 stages of a rock starting in space to Earth’s surface: Asteroid, meteoroid, meteor, meteorite Who developed the heliocentric model: Copernicus What is the tail of a comet always opposite of: the Sun
Remnance of the early parts of the Solar System: Asteroid The glowing part of the comet is called: Coma What is Kepler’s 1st Law of Planetary motion: Planets orbit in an elliptical fashion
What did Brahe do: Figured planetary positions What is Kepler’s 2nd Law of Motion: Orbital speed increases closer to Sun Who came up with the heliocentric model: Copernicus What 2 things does gravity depend on: Mass and distance
What is it called when a planet is closest to the Sun in its’ orbit: Perihelion What is Kepler’s 3rd Law of Planetary Motion: P2 = a3 Distance between Earth and Sun is called what: 1 AU
According to the Solar Nebular Theory, what did the solar system start with: Interstellar cloud What planet was first to form in our Solar System: Jupiter What is the Earth centered model of our Solar System called: Geocentric