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The country Galileo Galilei was born Italy
He is known as the father of modern astronomy and for making improvements to the telescope. Galileo Galilei
This word comes from the Greek *tele* meaning far and *skopein* meaning to look or see. Telescope
The name of the song the meme refers to. Bohemian Rapsody
This means "sun centered" and is what Galileo was defending during his Inquisition trial. Heliocentric or heliocentrism
The imaginary line through Earth that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole and is the center of Earth's rotation. Axis
Angled or spread out; temperatures are lower where the Sun's rays are in this position. Indirect
The shortest unbroken line; temperatures are higher where the Sun's rays are in this position. Direct
half of a sphere; Earth and the celestial sphere can be divided into northern and southern or eastern and western of these. Hemisphere
A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object. Orbit
The movement of one object around a center or another object. Revolution
The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to varying amount of sunlight received (both intensity and number of daylight hour vary); caused by the tilt of Earth during its revolution. Seasons
The slant of Earth's axis, which is 23.5 degrees from vertical compared to Earth's orbital plane around the Sun; results in the North Pole always pointing to the North Star. Tilt
The name of the planet pictured below. Earth
The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night to occur. Rotation
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