P.1 The Solar System (flashcards)

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Flashcards on topic P.1 The Solar System
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Who invented the geocentric model? Ptolemy
Who invented the heliocentric model? Copernicus
Name three types of waves that telescopes can detect Visible light, radio waves, microwaves
How did Galileo's observations of Jupiter's moons support Copernicus' theory? They showed that not everything orbited the Earth
Name one way in which our current model of the Solar System is different to Copernicus' model The planets orbit the sun in elliptical orbits rather than circular orbits
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