Space Flashcards

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Planet closed to the sun

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Mercury

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Planet second closest to the sun

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Venus

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3
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The planet third closest to the sun

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Earth

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4
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Planet fourth closest to the sun

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Mars

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5
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Planet fifth closest to the sun

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Jupiter

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6
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Planet sixth closest to the sun

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Saturn

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7
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Planet seventh closest to the sun

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Uranus

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Planet eighth closest to the sun

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Neptune

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9
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Celestial Body’s

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A celestial object is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe.

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10
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The Moon

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The moon orbits are planet. The moon controls the tides on our planet.

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Eclipses

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An eclipse happens when the moon blocks out the sun. Eclipses don’t last very long they normally last 2-3 minutes. The longest ever eclipse lasted 7 minutes.

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Gravity

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Gravity is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward one another. On Earth, gravity gives weight to physical objects, and the Moon’s gravity causes the ocean tides.

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Comet

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A comet is an icy, small body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail.

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Asteroid

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Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

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Meteor

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A meteor is a space rock that enters Earth’s atmosphere. As the space rock falls toward Earth, the resistance of the air on the rock makes it extremely hot.

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Meteor Shower

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a number of meteors that appear to radiate from one point in the sky at a particular date each year, due to the earth regularly passing through them at that position in its orbit.