Celestial Bodies

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Glowing, heated dust and vaporized gas that surrounds the icy comet nucleus as it travels near the Sun.

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coma

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Solar winds cause heated gases to stream out of the nucleus, forming a tail, which points away from the Sun. What is this phenomenon called? (Options: coma, comet, moon, planet)

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coma

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A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.

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comet

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The four largest and brightest moons of Jupiter, which were discovered by Galileo Galilei: Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa.

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Galilean Moons

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The gravitationally-curved path of an object around a point in space.

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Orbital Path

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The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

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gravity

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A celestial body that revolves around a planet.

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moon

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Something that orbits around another object.

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satellite

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Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.

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meteorites

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A small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light.

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meteor