Solar System

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The center of our solar system is the...

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Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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There are _________ planets in our solar system.

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8

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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The closest four planets are called the ________ planets.

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inner

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The furthest four planets are called the _______ planets.

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outer

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as _____________ planets.

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rocky

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as ________ planets.

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gaseous

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The gaseous planets are much larger than the rocky planets.

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True

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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___________ are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects.

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dwarf planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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___________ are objects made of ice, dust, and rocks that orbit the Sun.

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comets

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The _________ is a region between the planets Mars and Jupiter containing thousands of rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

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Asteroid belt