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a planet with a complex ring system made of dust and icy debris

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Saturn

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a ring of debris that separates the inner planets from the outer planets

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Asteroid Belt

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the largest planet in the solar system; alternating light and dark bands

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Jupiter

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a planet whose atmosphere may contain a lot of methane

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Neptune

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a large planet with a deep and massive gaseous atmosphere; less dense than a terrestrial planet

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gas giant

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the most powerful lightning ever observed in our solar system

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Jupiter

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has a Great Red Spot and 16-28 moons

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Jupiter

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ringed blue planet with a string magnetic field

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Saturn

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large, blue-green planet

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Uranus

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has the lowest density of any planet and an atmosphere composed of H & He

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Saturn

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tilted 98 degrees on it’s axis so appears to be on it’s side when viewed from Earth

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Uranus

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blue planet discovered due to change in the odd orbit of Uranus

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Neptune

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has a moon, Io, that is volcanically active

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Jupiter

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an atmosphere that consist of ammonia & methane which freeze and form ice clouds

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Neptune

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a planet similar to Earth in size, mass, density

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Mars

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a planet with massive volcanoes and canyons; seasons are similar to Earths

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Mars

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the only planet with the proper combination of water, atmosphere, and temperature to support life

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Earth

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the planet closest to the Sun; has a hot, heavily cratered surface

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Mercury

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a day is longer than a year on this planet

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Venus

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atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid; “greenhouse effect”

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Venus

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extremely elliptical orbit

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Mars

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1/3 the size if earth & smallest of the 8 planers

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Mercury

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2 irregularly shaped satellites, Phobos & Demos

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Mars

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widest temperature range of all the planets or natural satellites

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Mercury

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has polar ice caps

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Mars

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rotates in retrograde motion

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Venus

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no moons; no atmosphere

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Mercury

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“evening star” & brightest planet

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Venus

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who proposed a heliocentric model of the universe, in which the planets revolve at different speeds around the sun?

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Copernicus

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Which planet has volcanic regions that may still be active?

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Mars

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the two inner planets most alike in size, mass, and density are ______.

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Venus and Earth

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the least dense planet in the solar system?

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Saturn

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probes Viking 1&2 explored this planet

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Mars

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the factors that contribute to mercurys daily temperature fluctuation of about 600 degrees celcius are the planets rotation and ______.

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close proximity to the sun

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the same side of the moon always faces Earth because the ______.

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Moon rotates once as it completed one revolution around Earth

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total solar eclipse

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Sun Moon Earth

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which motion causes the moon to show phases when viewed from Earth?

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Revolution of the Moon

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max length of the daylight period for the year is what day

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June 22

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moon phases in order

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emojis

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time period for a complete moon cycle

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1 month

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why is the same side of the moon is viewed from earth as the moon goes through it’s phases?

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the moons period of rotation equals the moons period of revolution around Earth

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observed that the altitude of the Sun at noon is decreasing each day. what month could this observation been made?

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October

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to an observer in NYC, the Sun appears to rise each day somewhere along the ________.

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eastern horizon

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