Solar System

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What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?

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Venus

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What is the force that draws objects toward the center of a planet or other body?

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Gravity

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Front

What are small rocky bodies orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small house to dust particles called?

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Asteroids

Front

Which planet is the second closest to the Sun?

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Venus

Front

Describe the movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in the Solar System.

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Earth orbits the Sun and the Moon orbits Earth.

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Front

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

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Jupiter

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What is the term for the path that a planet takes as it orbits the Sun?

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Orbit

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Front

Which planet is known for its prominent ring system?

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Saturn

Front

What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?

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Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What celestial body is at the center of our Solar System?

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The Sun

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