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Space and earth science ch. 6
8th grade 6A and 6B
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8th Grade
11/16/2011

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who found Ceres?
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Giuseppe Piazzi
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What Did he name ceres after?
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Roman god of grain and agruculture
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who founded second planet(pallas)?
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Olbers
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About how many Astroids are there?
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100,000
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What were Minor planets first called?
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Astroids
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What is a family of asteroids?
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When a group have the same kind of orbits?
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What is a trojan Asteroid?
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Family of minor planets orbiting the sun
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What is a near earth asteroid?
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closer to the sun than most.
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Is a comet visible without a telescope?
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yes, the often
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Edmund Halley treated comets as what?
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he was the first person to treat comets as ordinary celestial objects
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What is the 2 main Parts of a comet?
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Head and Tail
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Head of a comet consist of what?
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coma and the nuculas
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which tail is type 1? (Gas or Dust)
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mainly gas
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which tail moves slower type 1 or type 2?
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type 2
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if a comet keeps returning whats it called?
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Periodic comet
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what is the kuiper belt?
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donut-shaped region
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