Section 3 Flashcards
1
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Jupiter
A
The fifth planet from the sun is Jupiter.
2
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Saturn
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The sixth planet from the sun is Saturn.
3
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Uranus
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The seventh planet from the sun is Uranus.
4
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Neptune
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The eighth planet from the sun is Neptune.
5
Q
Dwarf planet
A
are nearly round objects in orbit the around the sun that are not satellites and that have not cleared the debris in their orbit.
6
Q
Comet
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A Comet is composed of dust and rock particles, frozen water,methane, and ammonia.
7
Q
Asteroids
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Rocky objects formed from material similar to the material in planets composition are called asteroids.
8
Q
Meteoroids
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Sand- to boulder-size objects in the solar system are called meteoroids.
9
Q
Sedna
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has been labeled a distant plane-toid.
10
Q
Extraterrestrial life
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Life beyond Earth is called extraterrestrial life.
