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Ch 12 Test Review

Chapter 12 Test Review-The Solar System

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Venus and Earth both experience this because of heat trapped by their atmospheres. Greenhouse effect
These are pieces of rock that strike the surface of a moon or planet. Meteorites
This took place in the center of the cloud of dust and gas to create energy that formed the sun. Nuclear fusion
Most asteroids are located in an area between the orbits of these two planets. Mars and Jupiter
The Great Red Spot, a continuous storm, is located on this planet. Jupiter
This is the fourth planet from the Sun. Mars
The solid, icy part of the comet. Nucleus
Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbits of planets are this shape. Elliptical
Most of the frozen ice in this part of the comet vaporizes after the comet’s many trips around the Sun. Nucleus
These are small pieces of rock that enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up. Meteors
Evidence suggests that these originate in the Oort Cloud located beyond the orbit of Pluto. Comets
People once believed that all planets and stars orbited around this body. Earth
Small pieces of rock moving through space. Meteoroids
The eighth planet from the Sun. Neptune
A comet develops a tail for this reason. The solar wind
This is the bright cloud that forms around the solid part of a comet from vaporized gases and released dust. Coma
He published the Sun-centered model of the solar system in 1543. Copernicus
This was left over from the formation of the Sun and formed the planets. Gas, ice, and dust
This causes a comet to develop a coma. Heat from the Sun
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