Abstract
After reading this chapter you should
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be able to describe the Solar system
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understand the motions of the Earth and the planets
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understand seasonal changes
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understand the changes in the appearance of the Moon
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understand eclipses of the Sun and Moon
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understand that the Moon effects the tides on Earth
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understand that conditions on the surfaces of other planets differ from those on Earth
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understand that some comets orbit the Sun in long, thin, elliptical orbits.
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© 1999 M. J. Harrison, F. R. McKim
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Harrison, M., McKim, F. (1999). The Earth and the solar system. In: Mastering Physics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14553-9_26
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