Solar System and Gravity

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What is the outermost planet in our solar system?

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Neptune

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What are the inner planets characterized by?

Back

They are rocky and have a solid outer layer.

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What are the outer planets primarily made of?

Back

Gas and liquid around a solid core.

Front

Which planet is known as the 'red planet'?

Back

Mars

Front

What keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Back

The Sun's gravitational force.

Front

What is the main component of the Sun?

Back

Hydrogen and helium.

Front

What is gravity?

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A force that attracts two bodies towards each other.

Front

Name the four inner planets of the solar system.

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter.

Front

What is the term for the path a planet takes around the Sun?

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Orbit.