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EARTH AND UNIVERSE
Question | Answer |
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ARISTOTLE | TALK ABOUT THE EARTH AS A SPHERE (NOT FLAT) |
COPERNICUS | SUN-CENTRED SYSTEM |
ISAAC NEWTON | DISCOVERED THE GRAVITY |
ROTATION | IT TAKES THE EARTH 24H OR ONE DAY ,TO COMPLETE |
REVOLUTION | IT TAKES 365 DAYS AND 6 HOURS TO ORBIT THE SUN |
TIDES | THEY ARE CAUSED BY THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE MOON.THERE ARE 6 EVERY DAY. |
LUNAR PHASES | 28 DAYS |
PHYSICAL MAPS | FEATURES OF A LANDSCAPE. |
POLITICAL MAPS | MAN-MADE FEATURES |
KEY | SERIES OF SYMBOLS ARE EXPLAINED HERE. |
MAPS | 2D |
GLOBE | 3D |
ATLAS | A BOOK THAT CONTAINS MAPS OF EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. |
LATITUDE | EQUATOR IS THE MAIN PARALLEL AND DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO NOTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |
LONGITUDE | GREENWICH MERIDIAN IS THE MAIN LINE OF LONGITUDE. |
HUBBLE | MOST FAMOUS REFLECTING TELESCOPE. |
LAIKA | FIRST ANIMAL INTO SPACE |
YURI GAGARIN | FIRST PERSON INTO SPACE |
NEIL ARMSTRONG | FIRST ASTRONAUT INTO THE MOON |