Solar System

C-44 to C-90

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• What are large bodies orbiting a star?

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• Planets

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• What is a large hot ball of gas which is held together by gravity and gives off its own light called_______________?

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• Star

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• the sun and all of the planets, moons, and other bodies traveling around it is called a ?

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• Solar system

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• What is the order of the planets in our solar system? Begin with the sun

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• Sun (SMVEM - JSUNP)• Mercury • Venus• Earth• Mars• Jupiter• Saturn• Uranus• Neptune• Pluto

Help

• Here is a song to remember the order:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=mVMTDjKDbws

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• What are the layers of the earth’s atmosphere?

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• Beginning from earth (sea level)• Troposphere• Stratosphere• Mesosphere• Thermosphere• (SeT SMeT)

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• Which is the red planet because of its iron dust?

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• Mars

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• What protects the earth from small debris?

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• The atmosphere

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• Which is the smallest planet in our solar system? (not including Pluto)

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• Mercury

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• Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

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• Jupiter

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• Which planet has colorful rings around it because of the ice?

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• Saturn

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• Which planet is blue because of the methane gas?

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• Neptune

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• Why isn't Pluto considered a planet anymore?

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• Because it is made up of ice and has no core other than ice.

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• This planet looks like it is knocked on its side?

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• Uranus

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• What is a ball of ice and rock that orbits the Sun called?

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• Comet

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• What type of tails do comets have?

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• 1. dust tail• 2. ion tail• 3. sodium tail

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• What is it called when rocks from space make it to the earth’s surface?

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• Meteorite

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• What separates the inner solar system from the outer solar system ?

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• Asteroid belt