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Let's get studying! This website has helpful practice problems. Try the "Astronomy," "Planets, Red/Blue Shift, Helio/Geocentric" and "Insolation" tests.

Know how to...

• use page 15 of the RT

• calculate eccentricity

• compare daily and annual movements of the earth

• explain the orbital shape of the planets

• explain the evidence supporting the heliocentric theory

• describe the laws that govern orbital movement

• calculate density

• compare the size of the moon and earth

• compare the orbits of the moon, earth, and mars around the sun

• explain what causes the seasons

• read a table

• explain the craters on the moon

• classify stars by certain characteristics

• explain how a star's life cycle ends