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Robert Dorsey
Chapter 3-solar unit
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/01/2013

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Mercury
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The closest planet to the Sun and pictures were taken by Mariner in 1975.
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Solar System
Definition
all planets revolving around the sun, and has 8 planets
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Venus
Definition
Sometimes thought of Earth's twin and has the hottest surface
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Earth
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Third planet, has a large moon, and a atmoshphere that burns cause most metors to burn up when it reachs the suface
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Mars
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Fourth planet to the sun, has two moons, and nicknamed the "red planet"
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Jupiter
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The largest planet, has a red spot, and has the largest moon in the solar system
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Saturn
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Known for its rings, least dense planet and has Titan as one of its moons.
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Uranus
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Has 27 mooons, axis of rotation is tilted on its side and is a blue color dued to methane.
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Neptune
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Has 13 moons and is the farthest to the sun.
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Copernicus
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Believe in heliocentrism (with the sun at the center).
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Galileo
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Same believes the same as Copernicus and was on house arrest.
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Geocentrism
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Earth at the center
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Comet
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Made of rock particles and dust that is mixed with methane, ammonia, and frozen water.
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Meteor
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When a meteroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere
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Meteorite
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A large meteoroid that does make it though Earth's atmosphere
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Meteoroid
Definition
Parts of comets or asteroids, float around in space
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Asteroids
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Planet like meterial in space, found in asteroid belt (between Mars and Jupiter)
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Ceres
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largest asteroid
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Another name for Meteor
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Shooting star
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Two reason why the asteroid belt was probably made
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1. Planet that never formed
2. Planet hit by comet or large meteorite
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Pluto
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Use to be 9th planet, dwarf, and had one moon
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Eris
Definition
near Pluto
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