Planets

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Which planet is closest to the sun? Options: Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars

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Mercury

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The inner planets are also called...

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terrestrial planets

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The motion of a body orbiting another body in space is called _____ (Options: revolution, period of revolution, rotation, period of rotation).

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revolution

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All the inner planets are

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Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.

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Why do the inner planets orbit the sun faster?

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They are closer to the sun.

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What are the Inner Planets?

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Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus

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Gas giants

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Outer planets

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Located between the inner and outer planets.

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Asteroid belt

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Solid, rocky surface

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Inner planets

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The greater mass a planet has,

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the greater the gravitational force it has