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Our Solar System Flashcards

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What are the names of the planets in our solar system?

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Mercury, Venus, earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

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What’s the name of our solar system?

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The milky way

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What do all planets have in common?

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They’re sphere shaped, solid and orbit around the sun

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What does a plantet do in a day ?

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Spin’s on its axis

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What does a planet do in a year?

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Orbit around the sun

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Why is Venus hotter than mercury?

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Because Venus has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide, this traps most of the heat from the sun. This is called the greenhouse effect.

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Which planet is nearest the sun?

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Mercury

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Which planet is furthest from the sun?

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Neptune

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Whats the biggest planet?

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Jupiter

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What’s the smallest planet?

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Mercury

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Whats the hottest planet?

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Venus

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What’s the coldest planet?

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Neptune

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Which planet has the longest day?

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Venus

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Which planets have the shortest day?

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Jupiter+ Saturn

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What’s astronomy?

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The study of the universe

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What’s the big bang theory?

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An idea used to explain how the universe was formed

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Whats the universe?

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The universe is made up of everything that exists.

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What is a galaxy?

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A large group of stars, dust, gas and dark matter held together by gravity.

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What is a moon?

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A natural satellite which orbits a planet

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What’s a star?

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A ball of heat radiating gas held together by gravity

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What is gravity?

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A non contact force of attraction between objects

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What’s an asteroid?

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A lump of rock that orbits the sun

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Whats a comet?

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A small lump of ice +dirt that orbits the sun

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Which planet has the most moons?

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Jupiter

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Which planet has the least moons?

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Mercury+Venus

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What planet has the highest gravity?

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Jupiter

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Which planet has the lowest gravity?

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Mercury+, Mars

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