Solar System Flashcards
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AU
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Equals the average distance between the earth and the sun.
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Solar system
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Our solar system consists of the sun, the planets, their moons and a variety of smaller objects.
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Planet
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Is round, orbits the sun, and has a clear region.
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Dwarf Planet
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An object that orbits the sun but isn’t a planet
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Asteroids
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Small, mostly rocky bodies that orbit the sun
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Comets
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Loose balls of ice and rock that usually have very long, narrow orbits
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Planetesimals
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Rock, ice, and gas together
