7.9A Components of the Solar System

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What is the Solar System?

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The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets.

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What is a dwarf planet?

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A celestial body that orbits the sun, is nearly spherical in shape, but has not cleared its orbital path of other debris.

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Which characteristic defines a dwarf planet?

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It shares its orbital path with other objects.

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What shape is a dwarf planet typically?

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Nearly spherical.

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What is NOT a part of our solar system?

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Binary stars.

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Name the largest object in the Solar System.

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The Sun.

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What are the four terrestrial planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

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What are gas giants?

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Planets that are large and composed mostly of gases, such as Jupiter and Saturn.

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What is an asteroid belt?

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A region in space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found.

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What is a comet?

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A small icy body that, when passing close to the sun, heats up and begins to release gases, forming a glowing coma and tail.