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Unit 3 Lesson 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial Planet | Are the four small,dense,rocky planets that orbit closest to the Sun |
| Astronomical Unit | Equals the average distance between the Sun and Earth, or approximately 150 million km |
| Prograde Rotation | Having a rotational or orbital movement that is the same as most bodies within a celestial system |
| Retrograde Rotation | All eight planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun in the direction that the Sun is rotating, which is counterclockwise when viewed from above the Sun's north pole |
| Gas Giants | Have deep,massive gas atmospheres,which are made up mostly of hydrogen and helium |
| Planetary Ring | Is a disk of material that circles a planet and consist of orbiting particles |
| Dwarf Planet | Is a celestial body that orbits the Sun and is round because of its own gravity |
| Kuiper Belt | Is a region of the Solar System that begins just beyond the orbit of Neptune and contains small bodies made mostly of ice |