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Planets
THe Solar System: Planets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Planet | A large, round or spherical object orbiting a star |
| Terrestrial planet | One of the four small, rocky planets closest to the Sun. These are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. |
| Gas giant planet | One of the four planets that are made of gas. These are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. |
| Dwarf planet | A round object that orbits the Sun but does not orbit a planet |
| Asteroid belt | The band of asteroids that lies between the terrestrial and gas giant planets |
| Force | A push or pull |
| Meteor | Light made by a meteoroid as it passes through the atmosphere |
| Moon | Body that revolves around a planet |