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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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nicknamed the red planet
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Mars
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the largest planet
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Jupiter
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has two moons
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Mars
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is know for its rings
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Saturn
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has the hottest surface temperature because of its thick atmosphere
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Venus
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has the red spot
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Jupiter
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70% of its covered in water
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Earth
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other than Earth, what planet has ice caps
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Mars
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its axis rotation is tilted on its side
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Uranus
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least dense planet
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Saturn
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has 13 moons
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Neptune
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the smallest planet
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Mecury
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Titan is one os its moons
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saturn
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similar to the Earth in size
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Venus
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second largest planet
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Saturn
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has 27 moons
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Uranus
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has the largest moon in the Solar system
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Jupiter
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has the largest volcano
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Mars
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has one moon
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earth
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farthest planet from the Sun
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Neptune
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closet planet to the Sun
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Mecury
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blue color of these two planets because of methane gas
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Uranus, Neptune
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System of eight planets and other objects that revolve around the Sun
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Solar System
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large cloud of gas and dust that contracts under gravitational force
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Nebula
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largest asteroid
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Ceres
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asteroid
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a piece of rock or metal made up of the material that was used to make the planets
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meteor
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a meteoroid that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere
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meteorite
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a meteoroid that strikes the surface of a moon or planet
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used to be the 9th planet
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Pluto
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Comets
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space objects made of rock particles, frozen water, methane snd ammonia
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Meteoroid
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parts of comets or asteroids that float around in space
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most famous comet that comes every 76 yrs.
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Halley's Comet
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