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Solar System
Aidan Karey
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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having the sun as the center
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Heliocentrism
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having the Earth as the center.
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Geocentrism
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Who lived earlier - Galileo or Copercicus
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Copernicus
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Was on house arrest for his view of solar system.
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Copernicus
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Didn't share his views of the solar system until he was on his death bed.
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Galileo
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nicknamed the red planet.
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Mars
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the largest planet.
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Jupiter
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has two moons.
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Mars
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is known for its rings.
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Saturn
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has the hottest surface temperature because of its thick atmosphere.
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Venus
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has the red spot.
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Jupiter
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70% of it is covered with water.
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Earth
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other than Earth, what planet has icecaps.
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Mars
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its axis of rotaion is tilted on its side.
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Uranus
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least dense planet.
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Saturn
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has 13 moons.
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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 Earth in size.
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Venus
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second largest planet.
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Saturn
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has 27 moons.
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Uranus
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has the largest moon in the solar system.
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Jupiter
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has the largest volcano in the solar system.
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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.
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Mercury
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blue color of these two planets due to methane gas.
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Uranus and Neptune
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space objects composed of rock particles, frozen water, methane, and ammonia.
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Comet
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part of comets or asteroids that float aroand in space.
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Meteoroid
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Meteroroid that burns up entering the atmosphere.
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Meteor
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meteoroid that burns up enetering the atmosphere.
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Meteorite
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planet like material in space that are found in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.
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Asteroids
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Dwarf planets.
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Pluto, Eris, Ceres
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Coma, nucleus, tail
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What are the three parts of a comet?
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