Solar system Flashcards

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1
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the sun and all the bodies that orbit it

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Solar system

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2
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celestial bodies

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comets

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3
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trail of plasma

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ion tail

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4
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prominent of dust and gases

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dust tail

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5
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essentially makes up the entire comet

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nucleus

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6
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doughtnut shaped

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kuiper belt

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7
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big thick bubble

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oort cloud

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8
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most famous comet

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halley’s Comet

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9
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are debris or remnant of dust

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meteoroids

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10
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tail formed

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falling star

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11
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a celestial event

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meteor shower

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12
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considerd to be one of the most beautiful

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orionid meteor shower

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13
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peaks in mid august

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perseid meteor shower

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14
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solid piece of debris from an object

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meteorites

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15
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most common meteorites

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stony meteorites

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16
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equal porportions of metal

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stony Iron

17
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iron and nickle

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Iron meteorites

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