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earth science SOL2

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what did kepler describe the motion of planets as ellipses
what are the characteristics of a planet closer to the sun terrestrial, rocky
what are the characteristics of an outer planet considered a gas planet
what is the sun made out of hydrogen gas
what is the corona largest layer of the dun that is only visible during a solar eclipse
what does the photosphere produce light(sun)
what does the chromosphere produce color(sun)
how do stars form by the condensation of gas
what is a H-R diagram used for to determine the temp. vs. luminosity
what is the milky way a spiral galaxy
what is a light year distance light travels in one year
latitude lines run parallel, n to s
longitude lines intersect at the poles, e-w
what are mercator maps maps that have both latitude and longitude lines
what are gnomonic maps used for to plot the shortest distance between two points
what are polyconic maps used for for mapping large areas of land that fall in the middle latitudes
what are topographic maps used for measure changes in elevation
what are contour lines when they are together they area is steep, they always point upstreem
what are depression holes identified as by lines within a circle
what is a map scale the relationship between a unit of length on a map and the corresponding length on the ground
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