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Knipp 7A- AJ Solar System
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013
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Mars
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nicknamed the Red Planet
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Jupiter
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The largest planet
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Mars
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has two moon
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Saturn
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is known for its rings
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Venus
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has the hottest surface temperature because of its thick atmosphere
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Jupiter
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has the red spot
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Earth
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70% of it is covered with water
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Mars
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other than earth this planet has ice caps
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Uranus
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its axis of rotation is titled on its side
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Saturn
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least dense planet
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Neptune
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has 13 moons
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Mecury
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the smallest planet
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Saturn
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Titan is one of its moons
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Venus
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similar to earth in size
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Saturn
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Second largest planet
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Uranus
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has 27 moons
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Saturn
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has the largest moon in Solar system
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Mars
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has the largest volcano in the solar system
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Earth
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has one moon
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Neptune
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farthest planet from the sun
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Mercury
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closest planet to the sun
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Neptune and Uranus
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blue color due to methane gas
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Neptune
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due to methane gas
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Copernicus
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lived earlier, and he was on house arrest for his views on the solar system
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Galileo
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He did not views on the solar system until his deathbed
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Oort cloud
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it is acloud of comets beyond the orbits of pluto
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Asteroid
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it is a piece of rock similar to the material that formed
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Ceres
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largest asteroid
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Earth
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atmosphere protects life
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Mars
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has two small moons
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Jupiter
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has 63 moons
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Uranus
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axis is 90 degrees
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Venus
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greenhouse effect causes surface temperatures of 450 degrees
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Mars
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has ice caps
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Saturn
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thick atmosphere
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Mecury
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closest planet to the sun
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Mars
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has thin atmosphere
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Neptune
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methane atmosphere causes bluish green color
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Pluto
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is a Dwarf planet
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Eris
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Dwraf planet
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