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Planets
THe Solar System: Planets
Question | Answer |
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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 |