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Desai Oula
Solar system
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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Mars
Definition
nicknamed the "red planet"
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Jupiter
Definition
the largest planet
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Mars
Definition
has two moons
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Saturn
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is known for its ring
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Venus
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has the hottest surface temperature because of its atmospere
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Jupiter
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has a red spot
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Earth
Definition
70% of it is covered with water
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Mars
Definition
other than earth what planet has ice caps
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Uranus
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its axis of rotation is tilted on its side
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Saturn
Definition
least dence planet
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Neptune
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has 13 moons
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Mercury
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the smallest planet
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Saturn
Definition
Titan is one of its moons
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Venus
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similar to the 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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Jupiter
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has the largest moon in the solar system
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Mars
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has the largest volcano
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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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closet planet to the sun
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Neptune, Uranus
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blue color of these two planets
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Neptune, Uranus
Definition
due to methane gas
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solar system
Definition
system of eight planets, including Earth, and other object that revolve around the sun.
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nebula
Definition
large cloud of gas and dust that contracts under gravatational force and breaks apart into smaller pecies each of wich might collapes to form a star.
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comet
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space object made of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water, methane, and ammonia that forms. Parts of comet tail coma and nucleus.
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Ceres
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largest asteroid
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Galileo
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On house arrest for his views of the solar system
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Copernicus
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did not share his views of the solar system until his deathbed
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Meteorite
Definition
meteoriod that hits planet surface
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meteor
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"shooting star"
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meteoriod
Definition
parts of comets or asteroids that float around in space
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asteroids
Definition
planet like material in space
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Halley's comet
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most famous comet, every 76 years
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Pluto
Definition
used to be the ninth planet
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Kepler
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discoverd that the planet travel at different speeds
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asteroid belt
Definition
range from tiny particles to objects 940Km in diameter
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Oort cloud
Definition
cloud of comets located beyond the orbit of Pluto
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Io
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one of Jupiters moons that has active volcanoes
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Europa
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one of jupiters moons composed most of rock with a thick smooth crust of ice.
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