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| Planets between the asteroid belt and the sun | inner planets/rocky planets
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| large sphere made mostly of gases | star
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| small mass of ice and dust that orbits the sun | comet
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| instrument used to observe objects in space | telescope
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| imaginary line that earth rotates around | axis
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| larges spheres of gases found beyond the asteroid belt | outer planets/gas giants
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| group of stars that forms a pattern | constellation
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| large object that moves around a star | planet
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| central star and all the objects that move around it | solar system
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| space vehicle that carries cameras, instruments, and other tools | space probe
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| path an object takes when revolving around another object | orbit
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| small, rocky objects that move between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter | asteroid belt
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| rings around the planets are formd by | rock, ice crystals, & dust
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| planets that are close to the sun orbit ________ than planets farther away from the sun | faster
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| What did the space probe find on Mars that could prove that water once existed on Mars? | sedimentary rock
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| What does Earth have that no other planet has? | liquid water
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| what is the source of almost all the energy in our solar system? | sun
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| Why do most constellations appear in different places in the sky during the year? | Earth revolves around the sun
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| Name the 5 types of stars in order from smallest to largest? | neutron stars, white dwarfs, dwarfs, giants, supergiants
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| What type of star is our sun? | dwarf
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| What form of measurement is used to measure space? | AU astronomical units
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| From what country was the first person in space? | Russia
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| what two planets are considered twins because of their size | Earth & Venus
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| What two planets do not have moons | Mercury & Venus
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| What kind of mission was sent to Mars? | space probe
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| What is the equation needed to find the circumference of something? | C = PI x diameter
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