Solar System - Science Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| gas giant | a very large planet made up mostly of gases
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| inner planets | the four planets closest to the Sun - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
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| magnify | to make an object appear larger
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| moon | a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet
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| orbit | to move in a path around an object
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| outer planets | the four planets farthest from the Sun - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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| planet | a large body in space that moves around a star
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| solar system | the Sun, planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun
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| space probe | a craft that helps scientists explore outer space
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| Sun | the nearest star to Earth
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| telescope | a tool that makes distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper
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