Astronomy Quiz

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Asteroid

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Rocks that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

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Definition of a planet

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Large body of rock or gas orbiting the Sun

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Moon

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A body that orbits a planet

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Characteristics of the four farthest planets from the Sun

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Gas giants

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Main characteristic of gas giants

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Large and gaseous

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Oort Cloud

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Spherical layer of icy objects beyond Kuiper Belt

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Outer solar system planets

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Multiple moons

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Composition of asteroids

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Rock

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Path of an asteroid

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Gravitational attraction of the Sun

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Moon's orbit: closer to Earth than Sun

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The moon orbits Earth due to proximity.