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ch#3 solar system
astronomy Knott
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/01/2013

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Closest planet to the sun
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mercury
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planet besides earth that could contain life
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Mars
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70% WATER
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EARTH
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the area of space which holds all of are planets and the sun
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the solar system
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the left over dust and gas from a star explosion
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nebula
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The two people who engineered the theory of a sun centered solar system
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Galileo and Copernicus
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Mercury
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the first planet in relations to distance to the sun. Also the smallest planet
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venus
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the second planet that also is closest to the size of earth
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earth
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the fourth planet which is also the only planet whith definite life sources
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mars
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the with planet which is red due to iron oxide and also has a small chance of life
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Jupiter
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the largest planet and also is red due to iron oxide and also has the famous red spot which is believed to be a storm
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saturn
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yellowish sixth planet which is famous for its rings
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meteroid
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a piece of comet or asteroid floating in space
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meteor
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a piece of comet or asteroid that enters the atmosphere
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meteorite
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a piece of asteroid or comet which touches the earths atmosphere
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Ceres
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the largest asteroid and dwarf planet
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asteroid belt
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the belt of asteroids between jupiter and mars
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Kepler
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introduced the theory of distorted orbits of ovals
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has two moons
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Uranus and Mars
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has hotest surface temperature due to thick atmosphere
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venus
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blue in color due to methane gas
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Neptune and Uranus
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13 moons
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neptune
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Inner Planets
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smaller and rockier more atmosphere
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largest moon
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Jupiter
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