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GCSE Separate Science Physics

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Which astronomer proposed the geocentric model?   show
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What is the geocentric model?   show
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What heliocentric model?   show
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What invention allowed scientists to see objects in space in more detail and discover new objects?   show
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show He discovered 4 moons orbiting Jupiter.  
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How did Galileos observation support the Copernicius model?   show
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How many planets are there in the solar system?   show
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What other bodies are in the solar system?   show
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show Photography  
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Why are telescopes that orbit the earth useful?   show
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What is weight?   show
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show Mass and gravitational field strength  
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show The mass and radius of the body  
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show Elliptical  
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What are artificial satellites used for?   show
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show Geostationary orbits  
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Which type of orbit need the lowest amount of fuel for launching satellites?   show
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Why are polar orbits useful?   show
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If a satellite needs to move to a higher orbit does it boosters need to fire to speed it up or slow it down?   show
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What is a geostationary orbit?   show
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What is a cloud of dust called in space?(1)   show
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What is a stable star using hydrogen in fusion reactions? (1)   show
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show Red giant  
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What is a hot cloud of gas, not quite hot enough for nuclear reactions? (1)   show
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show White dwarf  
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What force pulls the nebula together? (1)   show
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show fusion  
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show X gravity, Y gas pressure  
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show Nebula Protostar Main sequence Red giant White dwarf  
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show Nebula Protostar Main sequence Super red giant Supernova Neutron start or black hole  
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What does the big bang theory state?   show
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show About 13.5 billion years ago.  
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What is the universe doing according to the Big Bang?   show
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show The universe has always existed and matter is continuously created within the universe as it expands.  
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What did 2 radio astronomers find in 1964?   show
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show Huge amounts of radiation was released at the beginning of the universe.  
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show At the universe has expanded the wavelength has increased from gamma rays to microwave range.  
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show Both state the universe is expanding  
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Which theory has only red shift to support it?   show
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show Big Bang  
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