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30.2 Flashcards

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Mercury

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smallest and closest planet to the sun

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Venus

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second planet to the sun

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earth

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third planet from the sun and able to support life

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Mars

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fourth planet from the sun and is called the red planet for the iron oxide in weathered rocks

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how did the solar system form

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a nebula collapsing

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how long ago did the solar system form

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4.6 million years ago

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what type of atmosphere does mercury have

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it has no true atmosphere

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what is earths sister planet

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Venus

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what is Venus’s atmosphere like

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dense and hot atmosphere

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the temperatures on earth allow for the water on earth to be what

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solid, liquid, gas

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why is mars red

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the iron oxide in the weathered rocks

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mars moons are

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Phobos and Deimos

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Phobos means

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fear

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Deimos means

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panic

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whats was spirit and opportunity’s mission on mars

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discover water

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what was the reconnaissance’s mission

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discover sediment layers and gullies

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what did mariner 9 discover

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Valles marineris and volcanoes

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what is the mission of viking 1 and viking 2

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photograph entire surface of mars from orbit

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global surveyor was sent to

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survey the walls of valles marineris and are similar to the grand canyons walls

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what did the odyssey discover

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there is water as frost below thin layer of soil

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what data was gathered by the mars path finder sojourner

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iron in mars crust leached out because of ground water

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where did the curiosity rover land

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the gale crater

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what were the goals of curiosity

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to investigate climate and geology, collect evidence for microbial life, and study for planetary habitability

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