Solar System

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What is the largest planet in the solar system?

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Jupiter

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What is the name of the region that contains all 8 planets, the sun, asteroids, and other celestial objects?

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The Solar System

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What are the four inner planets known for?

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They are rocky and small.

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What is the main characteristic of the four outer planets?

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They are very large, made of gases with no solid surface.

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What do all planets in our solar system orbit?

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The sun

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What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars have in common?

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They are considered terrestrial planets, that is rocky or have metals with hard surface.

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What are gas giants?

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Planets that are very large and primarily composed of gases.

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Name the four terrestrial planets in our solar system.

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

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What is the asteroid belt?

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A region in space between Mars and Jupiter that contains many small rocky bodies.

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What is the Kuiper Belt?

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A region beyond Neptune that contains many icy bodies and dwarf planets.