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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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has the hottest surface temperature
Definition
Venus
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has a red spot
Definition
Jupiter
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70% is covered in water
Definition
Earth
Term
planet with ice caps

(Not Earth)
Definition
Mars
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Its axis of rotation is tiled on its side
Definition
Uranus
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least dense planet
Definition
Saturn
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has 13 moons
Definition
neptune
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the smallest planet
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mercury
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titan is one of its moons
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saturn
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similar to the size of earth
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venus
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second largest planet
Definition
saturn
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has 27 moons
Definition
uranus
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has largest moon in solar system
Definition
Jupiter
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has largest volcano in the solar system
Definition
mars
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has one moon
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Earth
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farthest planet from the sun
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neptune
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closest planet to the sun
Definition
mercury
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blue in color

(TWO PLANETS!!!)
Definition
Uranus
/
Neptune
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Gives Neptune and Uranus blue color
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Methane
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Nicknamed the "Red Planet"
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Mars
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the largest planet
Definition
Jupiter
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has two moons
Definition
mars
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is known for it's rings
Definition
saturn
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What is heliocentrisim
Definition
having the sun as a center
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What is goecentrisim
Definition
having the earth as a center
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who lived earlier
A)Galileo
B)Copernicus
Definition
B)Copernicus
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Lived under house arrest for his views on the solar system
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Galileo
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Didn't share his views on the solar system until his deathbed
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Copernicus
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_____ plenets are smaller and more dense with an iron core
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Inner
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_____ planets are larger and and less dense
Definition
Outer
Term
The left over ____ became the planets and asteroids
Definition
Fragments
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"Dirty ice-ball"
Definition
Comet
Term
Space objects composed of rock particals, frozen water, methane and ammonia
Definition
Comet
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Parts of comets or asteroids, float around in space
Definition
Meteoroid
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Burns up in atmosphere "Shooting Star"
Definition
Meteor
Term
Meteoroid that hits planets surface
Definition
Meteorite
Term
Planet like material in space
Definition
Asteroid
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