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solar system
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013

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Mars
Definition
Iron oxide in soil causes planet to be red
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Venus
Definition
Green house effect due to its thick atmosphere
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Saturn
Definition
Has rings made up of rock and ice
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Neptune
Definition
Has dark blue storm spot
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Jupiter
Definition
Biggest planet in solar system
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Uranus
Definition
Has 27 moons
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Earth
Definition
70% of the planet is water
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Mercury
Definition
Smallest planet and closest to the sun
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Venus
Definition
Avg. surface 450-475 celcius (950-1050)
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Galileo
Definition
On house arrest for his views
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Copernicus
Definition
Didnt share his views until his deathbed
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Heliocentrism
Definition
Astronomical model where the planets revolve around the Sun
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Geocentrism
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Astronomical model where the planets and the Sun revolve around the earth
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Mars
Definition
Only other planet (besides earth) that has ice caps
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Neptune
Definition
Farthest planet from the Sun
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Uranus
Definition
Its 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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Titan
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Largest moon in the solar system
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Venus
Definition
Same size as Earth
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Ceres
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The largest asteroid, also a dwarf planet
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Eris
Definition
Dwarf planet near Pluto
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Asteroid
Definition
Planet like material found in space
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Meteoroid
Definition
Parts of comets or asteroids, float in space
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Meteor
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Meteoroid that burns up entering atmosphere
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Meteorite
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Meteoroid that hits planet surface
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Coma
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A bright cloud found around the Nucleaus of a comet.
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Nucleus
Definition
The solid part of the comet
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Dust tail
Definition
The trail of dust and jets of gas behind a comet
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Oort Cloud
Definition
The large cloud of Comets located beyond the orbit of Pluto.
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