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Unit 3 Lesson 1
Historical Models Vocab
Word | Definition |
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Elliptical | Relating to or having the shape of an ellipse |
Geocentric | Describes something that uses Earth as the reference point |
Gravitational Force | An interaction between particles or bodies resulting from their mass |
Heliocentric | Sun-centered |
Moon | The earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km) |
Orbit | The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space |
Planet | A relatively large spherical body that orbits a star |
Solar System | The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travels around it |
Parallax | An apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations |