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solar system
Jack Galateria
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Astronomy
7th Grade
02/04/2013
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heliocentrism
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sun centered modle
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geosentrism
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eart centered modle
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who lived earlier- galileo or copernicus
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copernicus
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which one was on house arrest for his veiws on the solar system
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galileo
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who didnt share his veiws on the solar system till he was on his death bed
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copernicus
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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 known for its rings
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saturn
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has the hottest suface tempature because of its thick atmosphere
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venus
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has the reed spot
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jupiter
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other then earth what planet has ice caps
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mars
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its axis of 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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smallest planet
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mercury
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titan is one of its moons
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jupiter
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similar to 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 in the solar system
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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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closest planet to the sun
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mercury
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blue color of two planets due to methane gas
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neptune & uranus
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kepler
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beleived planets travled
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three parts of a comet
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coma
nucleas
dust trail
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pluto
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Dwarf planet
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Io
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most volcanicly active object in the solar system
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europa
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moon of jupiter covered w/ 5 km thick ice
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oort cloud
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cloud of comets and astroids located beyond the orbit of pluto
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halleys comet
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can only be seen every 76 years
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metior
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