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Solar system

TermDefinition
Astrometric units One au equals the distance between the planet to the sun
Meteorite A Chump of like smaller than a asteroid
Meteor Streak of light
Meato Space rock found on Earth
Asteroids Millions of small rocky objects that obit the sun in the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter
Comets Made of gas, dust, and ice, revolve around the Sun in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
Iner plant planets There nick name is terstol planets
Outer planets Are nicknamed the gas planets they have
Mercury Closest to the sun NOT THE HOTTEST so small that it lackes gravity and atmosphere
Venus Hottest planet Greenhouse effect
Earth Only planet with known life Modern temperature Protective atmosphere Iiquid water
Mars Largest known mountain Olympic gods Possible signs of life
Terrestrial planets The four inner planets
Green house effect Occurs when a planet atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the temperature to increase
Jupiter Largest planet Galilean moons Great Red Spot
Saturn Most complex ring system Least dense planet it would float Home of titan a moon
Uranus Rotation axis is titled at 90 degrees so rotates like a blowing ball
Neptune Longest period of revolution Swirling storms windiest planet
Gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Nickname for the 4 outer planets
Galilean moons 4 moons Galileo discovered around Jupiter Io, Europa, cany
Dwarf planets Pluto was the first Same as a planet but not larger than it neighbor Ceres is in the asteroid belt
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