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Solar system

TermDefinition
Mercury Closet planet to the sun NOT THE HOTTEST-so small it lacks Gravity and atmosphere
Venus Hottest planet Greenhouse effect Day is longer then a year-rotation time is longer then it’s Revolution Acid clouds
Earth Only planet with known life Moderate temperature Protective atmosphere Liquid water
Mars Largest known mountain-Olympus moons Possible signs of life
Terrestrial planets The four inner planets
Greenhouse effect Occurs when a planets atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the temperature to increase
Jupiter Largest planet Galilean moon Great red spot
Saturn Most complex ring system Least dense planet-it would float Titan-largest moon
Uranus Rotation axis is tilted 90 degrees So rotates like a bowling ball
Neptune Largest period if revolution Swirling storms-windiest planets
Gas giants Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune Nickname for the 4 outer planets
Galilean moons Io, Europa, Ganymede,Callisto
Dwarf planet Pluto was the first Same as planet but not larger then its neighbors Ceres in the asteroid belt
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