Chapter 14 Section 5 + Extra Flashcards
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Comet
A
H
2
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Coma
A
T
3
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Nucleus
A
G
4
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Kuiper belt
A
U
5
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Oort Cloud
A
M
6
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Asteroid
A
Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered planets
7
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Meteoroid
A
G
8
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Asteroid belt
A
The region of the solar system, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found
9
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Meteor
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J
10
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Meteorite
A
H
11
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Geocentric
A
K
12
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Heliocentric
A
W
13
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Nuclear fusion
A
H
14
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Astronomical unit
A
A unit of measurement equal to Earth’s average distance
15
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Light year
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