Solar System

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Asteroids

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large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets

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Gravitational pull

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the attractions between 2 objects due to the invisible force of gravity

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Moon

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a celestial body that orbit another planet

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Orbit

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a curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object

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Planet

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a large celestial body that revolves around the solar system

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The luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve is composed mainly of:

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hydrogen and helium

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Mercury

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closes planet to the sun and has many craters and is rocky

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Venus

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2nd planet from the hottest planet

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Earth

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3rd planet; only planet that has life and has water as a solid, liquid, and gas

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Mars

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4th planet, red