Planets & Celestial Bodies

Nebular Theory says the solar system started as a big cloud of rotating gas.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

The sun is a minimal component of the solar system in terms of mass.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Jovian planets hold more gases due to having a larger mass that contains gas and being farther away from the sun being exposed to less solar heating.

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Solar heating of gases allow them to remain in the atmosphere.

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The four terrestrial planets are known as the outer planets.

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The outer planets are known as the Jovian planets.

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Every Jovian planet does not have rings.

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A crater is a small planetary impact from a celestial body.

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The moon has an atmosphere so it does not have craters.

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Maria are the dark lowlands on the moon that resemble seas and basalt plains named by Galileo.

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