Solar System

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What is the center of our solar system?

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The Sun.

Front

What are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects?

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Dwarf planets.

Front

Are all rotation and revolution lengths the same for each planet?

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False.

Front

Which celestial body was once considered a full planet but was redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006?

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Pluto.

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What term describes the movement of each planet around the Sun?

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Revolves.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What are the small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter called?

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Asteroids.

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What is the name of the region beyond Neptune that contains many icy bodies and dwarf planets?

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Kuiper Belt.

Front

What is the term for a celestial body that orbits the Sun and is made mostly of ice and dust?

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Comet.