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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Astronomical unit | Used to measure far distances in space 1 Au= distance from earth to sun |
| Meteoroid | chunk of rock smaller the asteroid |
| Meteor | Streak of light |
| Meteorite | Space rock found on earth |
| Asteroid belt | Millions of small rocky objects that orbit the Sun. In the asteroid belt between mars and Jupiter |
| Mercury’ | Closest Not the hottest So small it lacks gravity and atmosphere |
| Venus | Hottest Has greenhouse effect Day longer then year Acid clouds |
| Earth | Only planet with known earth Moderate temperature Protective atmosphere Liquid water |
| Mars | Largest known mountain Possible life |
| Terrestrial planets | The four inner planets |
| Green house effect | Occurs when a planets atmosphere traps Solar energy and causes temperature to increase |
| Jupiter | Largest planet Galilean moons Great Red Spot |
| Saturn | Most complex ring system Least dense float Titan moon |
| Uranus | Rotation axis 90 degrees rotates like a bowling ball |
| Neptune | Longest period of revolution Swirling storms, windiest planet |
| Gas giants | Outer planets |
| Galilean moons | 4 moons Galileo discovered around Jupiter Io,Europa,Ganymede,Callisto |
| Dwarf planet | Pluto was the first Same as planet but not larger then things around it Ceres in the asteroid belt |