Solar System Review

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A comet is made mostly of

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ice

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The orbital path of the planets in our solar system is

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elliptical but looks circular

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The rocky (terrestrial) planets are

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closest to the sun

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All of the following are properties of Mars EXCEPT: abundance of liquid water on planet, one or more moons in orbit, constantly in motion, predictable orbital path

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abundance of liquid water on planet

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Which is common between all the planets? mass, diameter, shape, composition

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shape

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The rocky objects that orbit in space are called

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asteroids

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A meteor is a

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dust to small rocks due to breakup of comets

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Neptune has an orbit of 165 years because it

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is furthest from the Sun

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The Earth____________around the sun as it _______________ to cause night and day.

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revolves/rotates

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The Gas Giants are

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furthest from the sun