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What is a comet?

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A piece of ice mixed with rocks, dust, and gases moving through space.

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What is an asteroid?

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A large piece of rock or metal in space.

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What is a meteor?

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A small piece of ice, rock, or metal that enters Earth’s atmosphere.

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What is a meteoroid?

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Small objects floating around the solar system.

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What is the order of the planets from the sun?

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  1. ) Mercury
  2. ) Venus
  3. ) Earth
  4. ) Mars
  5. ) Jupiter
  6. ) Saturn
  7. ) Uranus
  8. ) Neptune
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Which planets have moons? Which don’t?

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Has moons: Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Doesn’t have moons: Mercury, Venus

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where are most asteroids located?

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Between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt

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