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SS Quiz for P2
space and beyond
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Science
6th Grade
01/06/2011

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Term
Gas Giants
Definition
atmospheres are made of hydrogen, methane and helium
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Saturn's Rings
Definition
The length is 42,000 miles long
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Charon
Definition
the sister planet to Pluto
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Titan
Definition
second largest solar system satellite
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Mars
Definition
water once flowed on the surface
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Galileo
Definition
Italian astronomer
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Saturn's Orbit
Definition
30 Earth year orbit
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Mercury
Definition
the planet with an 89 day year
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moon
Definition
Earth's closest neighbor in space
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Andromeda
Definition
The Milky Way's sister galaxy
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Neptune
Definition
axis stands upright to the nearest 90°
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Neptune's gases
Definition
made up of hydrogen and helium
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Venus
Definition
Has a day of 243 Earth years
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Neptune
Definition
oldest planet in the solar system
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Asteroid Belt
Definition
between Mars and Jupiter
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Earth
Definition
Tilts at 23.5°
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Halley's Commet
Definition
one revolution every 76 years
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Challenger
Definition
Shuttle that exploded on take off
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Columbia
Definition
Shuttle that exploded on re-entry
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Sirius
Definition
Orion's dogs nose
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