Solar Systems

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What are objects made of ice, gas, and dust that orbit our sun called?

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Comets

Front

True or False: A giant cloud of dust and gas formed the solar system.

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True

Front

What word means orbiting around the sun?

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Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What causes Earth and other planets to orbit the Sun?

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The Sun's gravitational pull

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

Which force controls the planets in their orbital positions around the Sun?

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The Sun's gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is the center of our solar system?

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The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What are the small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun called?

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Asteroids

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

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Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

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Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis, while revolution is the movement of an object around another object.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter

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