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Ethan Shaffer-Solar System
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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Jupiter
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The Largest Planet
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Mars
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Nicknamed "The Red Planet"
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Mars
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Has two Moons
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Saturn
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Known for its rings
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Venus
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Has the hottest surface tempature (450-475 degrees Celcius)
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Jupiter
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Has "The Red Spot"
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Earth
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70% of this planet is covered in water
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Mars
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Only planet besides earth with ice caps
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Uranus
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This planet's axis of rotation is tilted 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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Mercury
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The smallest planet
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Saturn
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Titan is one of this planet's moon
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Venus
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Similar to Earth in size
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Saturn
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The second largest planet
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Uranus
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This planet 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 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 of these two planets due to methane gas
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Heliocentrism
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The Sun being central, or the sun being the center part
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Geocentrism
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Earth travels around the sun, astronomical term
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Copernicus
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Didn't share his views about the solar system until his deathbed
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Galileo
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Was under house arrest for his views about the Solar System
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Pluto
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formerly 9th planet, now dwarf planet
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Meteor
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"Shooting Star" or meteoroid that burns up entering atmosphere
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Meteoroid
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Parts of comets or asteroids that float around space
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Meteorite
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Meteoroid that hits Earth's surface
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