Solar System Flashcards

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Star

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A giant ball of hot, glowing matter.

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Apparent

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How something works.

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Solar System

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The planets, asteroids, and comets that orbit the sun, as well as the planets’ moons.

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Orbit

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The curved path of an object around a star, a planet, or a moon.

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Moon

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A large, round piece of rock and o ice that revolves around a planet.

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Outer Planets

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The four large planets farthest from the sun that are made of ice and gases.

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Characteristics

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A trait that can help identify something.

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Asteroids

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A chunk of rock in space that orbits the sun.

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Comets

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Chunk of rock, dust, and ice with stretched-out orbits around the sun.

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Inner Planets

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The four rocky planets closest to the sun.

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