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ch 3, lesson 2 - Sheehan

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Object that orbits the sun, is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.   Dwarf planet  
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used to measure distances within the solar system   Astronomical unit  
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The sun, the planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects   Solar system  
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small body that combined with like bodies to form all the other objects in our solar system   Planetesimal  
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object that orbits the sun, is round, and has cleared the area of its orbit   Planet  
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When do scientists think the Solar system formed?   4.6 billion years ago  
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What consists of the sun, eight planets and their moons, and several kinds of smaller objects?   The solar system  
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The solar system formed from what?   a giant cloud of gas and dust  
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What are small asteroid-like bodies that became the building blocks for the planets   planetesimals  
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Name the planets in order (My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Noodles )   Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune  
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