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