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Ch 20 - planets DC
Chapter 20-planets DC
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8th Grade
02/17/2013

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Mercury
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Closest to the Sun, has no moons.
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Venus
Definition
Earth’s sister planet. It is almost the same size as Earth.
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Earth
Definition
the only planet with sustained life.
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Mars
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called the Red Planet.
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Asteroid Belt
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Separates the inner and outer planets.
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Jupiter
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the largest planet in the solar system.
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Saturn
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the 2nd Largest Planet and has hundreds of rings.
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Uranus
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rotates sideways. It is tilted at 90 degrees.
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Neptune
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30 times farther from the sun than Earth.
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Pluto
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too small to be a planet.
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Outer Planets
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the planets that are farthest from the sun.
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Inner Planets
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also known as the Terrestrial Planets.
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