Solar System Vocab Review

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A small icy object orbiting the Sun is called a

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Comet

Front

Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars are _______ planets, called _________ planets.

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inner, Terrestrial

Front

Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, & Jupiter are _________ planets, called the _________ planets.

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outer, Jovian

Front

Chunks of rock and metal orbiting the Sun are called______

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Asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

Inner planets are made of...

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Rocks

Front

Resource necessary for life on a planet?

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Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Pluto was reclassified as a(n) _______

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Dwarf planet

Front

Current theory for universe formation?

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Big Bang theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Front

In a star's life cycle, a ball of gas that hasn't produced light is a _______

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Protostar

Front

An explosion that blows away the outer portion of a giant star is called a ___________

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Supernova