Solar System

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Our solar system is part of a bigger grouping of stars called the ___________ galaxy.

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Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as ________ planets.

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gaseous

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Scientists who study the solar system and outer space are called ______________.

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astronomers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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Scientists estimate that there are around ________ stars in our galaxy.

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200 billion

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The inner and outer planets are separated by the __________.

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asteroid belt

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What are the four inner planets of the solar system?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What is the main component of the Sun?

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Hydrogen

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What is the term for a small rocky body orbiting the Sun, often found in the asteroid belt?

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Asteroid

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What is the name of the fourth planet from the Sun?

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Mars