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Solar System Ch8

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An instrument that makes distant objects seem larger and nearer is? telescope
This Italian astronomer viewed planets using a telescope? Galileo
This telescope uses computers to turn data into images without interference? radio telescope
A _____ is a star and the objects that orbit around it? solar system
A _______ is a large object that orbits a star. planet
The _________ planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars inner
The gas planets are also known as the _______ outer planets. outer
These are two dwarf palnets? Pluto Ceres
Jupiter has a 400 year old storm known as __________? great red spot
The largest of the planets in the Milky Way is? Jupiter
Was once thought as the only planet with rings and was first seen by Galileo? Saturn
Earth's "sister" planet and the hotest planet in our solar system? Venus
Known as the red planet and has ice at its north and south poles Mars
A ________ is a natural object that orbits a planet. moon
Moons are also called _______ because they orbit an object. satellites
Jupiter has _____ moons 63
A weather satellite would be classified as a __________ satellite? artificial satellite
A _________ is a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock. comet
Comets have ________ that can be made of gases or ice. tails
_______ is a rock that revolves around the Sun. Most are located between Mars and Jupiter. asteroids
If an object crosses paths with Earth and enters Earth's atmosphere, it is called a ______. meteor
A ___________ is a vehicle carrying intstruments that is sent from Earth to explore an object in space. space probe
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