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14 Cards in this Set

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axis tilt
The tilt of a planet on it's axis
Copernicus
Said that the sun is the centre of the solar system
Galileo
Confirmed Copernicus's theory and was thrown in prison
Kepler
Said that the orbit of a planet is elliptical, not circular
Ptolemy
Made the work that the geocentric model is based off
Phases
Changing appearances of the Moon
Solstice
An important day, the longest and shortest days of the year
Meteroid
Pieces of rock floating in space
meteorite
A meteor that burns up in our atmosphere
lunar month
A month based off of the lunar phases, about 29,5 days
Western Science
The science based on the physical world, which most people study
Holistic
all aspects of the physical and spiritual are connected
geosynchronous orbit
Stationary in a fixed point above Earth
spinoff technologies
Technologies made for use in space now used everyday on Earth