Solar System Basics

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What is the primary source of light and heat for Earth?

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The Sun

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What is the Sun?

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A star at the center of the Solar System

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What is the Solar System?

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A system of planets and other celestial bodies orbiting the Sun

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What is a planet?

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A celestial body orbiting a star, like the Sun

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What are a planet's "rings"?

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Rings are collections of dust, rock, and ice particles orbiting around some planets

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Who studies space?

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A scientist, specifically an astronomer

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What is a meteor

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A rock that falls from space and burns up in Earth's atmosphere