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Solar System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Astronomical unit | Used to measure far distances in space 1 AU =92,955,807.273 mi distance from the earth to the sun |
| Meteoroid | |
| Mercury | Closest planet to the sun Not the hottest- so small it lacks gravity and atmosphere |
| Venus | Hottest planet Greenhouse effect Day is longer than a year-rotation time is longer than it’s revolution Acid clouds |
| Earth | Only planet with known life Moderate temperatures protective atmosphere Liquid water |
| Mars | Largest known mountain-Olympus Mons Possible sign of life |
| Terrestrial planets | The four inner planets |
| Greenhouse effect | Occurs when a planet’s atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the temperature to increase |