Space Review

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What is the length of time it takes for Earth to make one rotation on its axis?

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A day.

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What is a curved path that a planet or other celestial body follows?

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An orbit.

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Why are the outer planets inhospitable for life as we know it?

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They lack a solid surface.

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What is the name of the celestial body at the center of the solar system?

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The Sun.

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What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?

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A giant storm.

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What do we call the natural satellite that orbits Earth?

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The Moon.

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What is the term for the path that Earth takes around the Sun?

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An orbit.

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What is the main gas that makes up the Sun?

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Hydrogen.

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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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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter.