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Astronomy Planets
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Astronomy
11th Grade
05/23/2011

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What is the theory of orgin?
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Infinite speck incredibly hot and dense that expanded
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What is the structure of the milky way?
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Is a barred spiral galaxy containing over 400 billion stars
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Our galaxy:
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Is 100,000 ly across, and 1,000 lightyears thick
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The Milky way is located in
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The orion arm
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What are Jupiter's moons?
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Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto.
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An asteriod:
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is a small rocky body orbiting th esun
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What is a meteor
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A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, appearing as a streak of light.
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What is a meteoroid?
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A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
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What is a meteorite?
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A meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground.
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