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Astronomy Review
Astronomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The astroid belt is located between which planets? | Mars and Jupiter |
| Why is the soil on Mars red-orange? | Iron |
| The red spot on Jupiter is what? | A large storm |
| Does Venus have a moon? | No |
| This object is made of frozen gas orbits the sun; it has a tail because of solar winds. | Comet |
| The pieces from a comet that are floating in space | Meteoroid |
| All planets orbit the sun in this shape. | Oval |
| What gives Neptune and Uranus a bluish color? | Methane |
| What is the Impact Theory? | The theory that states that the moon was formed from a collision of the Earth and an object; the moon was created from the debris |
| What's the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? | A meteor is an object from space that enters the atmosphere, but if it reaches the ground, it is known as a meteorite. |
| Mercury has a _____ core. | large, about 75% of the planet |