30.3 and 4 Flashcards
1
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Jupiter
A
fifth planet from the sun and the largest
2
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Saturn
A
sixth planet from the sun and the second biggest planet with complex ring system
3
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Uranus
A
seventh planet from the sun appears blue-green due to methane in atmosphere
4
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Neptune
A
eighth planet from the sun has storms similar to to Jupiter’s
5
Q
dwarf planet
A
nearly-spherical object in orbit around the sun
6
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comet
A
object in elliptical orbit around the sun
7
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asteroid
A
rocky object formed from material similar to that planets orbiting the earth
8
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meteoroid
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sand-to-boulder sized rocky object orbiting the sun
9
Q
Sedna
A
distant planetoid smaller that Pluto larger than comet
10
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extraterrestrial life
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life beyond earth object of the search by exobiologist
