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Cosmology Review Pt. 2

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planets closer to the sun than earth
inferior planets
planets farther away from sun than earth
superior planets
when inferior planet lines up between earth and sun
inferior conjunction
when inferior planet lines up between earth and sun but is on the opposite side of the sun from the earth
superior conjunction
when an inferior planet is further east of the sun as seen from earth (90 degree sun-planet-earth angle)
greatest eastern elongation
when an inferior planet is furthest west of the sun as seen from earth (90 degree sun-planet-earth angle)
greatest western elongation
planet on opposite side of earth away from sun (superior planet)
opposition
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planet on opposite side of Sun away from earth (superior planet)
conjunction
elongation is perpendicular to the direction of the sun (superior planet)
quadrature
when earth passes a planet and causes it to look like it's going backwards
retrograde motion
the rate at which an object moves and the direction it is moving in
velocity
something in nature which can only be described by a magnitude (speed) and direction
vector quantity
any change in velocity (magnitude or direction)
acceleration
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