SOLAR SYSTEM DEFINITIONS Flashcards
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Sun:
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a star, a large celestial object that undergoes fusion
2
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planets:
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objects that orbit the sun (must be spheres and have their own orbit)
3
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moons:
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natural objects that orbit a planet
4
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satellites:
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man made objects that orbit planets
5
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Oort Cloud:
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region of icy particles on the outside of the solar system
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meteorodes:
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smaller rocks in space
7
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asteroid:
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rock with a diameter larger than 10m
8
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comets:
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made of ice + dust that come from the edge of the edge of our solar system
