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Knipp 7A- Jacob Solar System
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/03/2013
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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 it's rings
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Saturn
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Has the hottest surface temp. because of 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 it is covered in water
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Earth
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Other than earth what other planet has ice caps
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Mars
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It's axis of rotation is tilted on it's side
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Uranus
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Least dense planet
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Earth
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Has 13 moons
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Neptune
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The smallest planet
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Mercury
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Titan is one of it's moons
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Saturn
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Similar size to Earth
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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 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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Mercury
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Blue color of these two planets due to methane gases
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Uranus and Neptune
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Was on house arrest for views of solar system
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Galileo
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Largest volcano in the solar system
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Mars
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Asteriod belt located between which two plantes
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Jupiter and Mars
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How many moons does neptune have
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13 moons
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Has four large moons and at least 59 smaller moons
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Jupiter
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Earth's atmosphere does what
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Protects life
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Hottest planet is
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Venus
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Smallest planet
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Mercury
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Order of planet going from the Sun
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupitar, Saturn, Uranus,and Neptune
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Used to be 9th planet
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Pluto
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Largest dwarf planet
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Ceres
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How many moons does pluto have
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Pluto
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Parts of comets or asteroids, float around in space
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Meteoroid
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This comet comes around every 76 years, it is one of the most famous comets
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Hailey's Comet
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Comets are found in the
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Oort cloud
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Comets are also known as
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"Dirty ice ball"
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