Solar System review

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What technology changed the way people view the Solar System?
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Telescope: An instrument that allows us to see distant objects in space more clearly.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, along with smaller bodies like asteroids and comets?
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Solar System: The gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What do we call a chunk of rock that has reached Earth’s surface?
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Meteorite: A solid fragment of a meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Which planet takes the shortest amount of time to orbit the Sun?
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Mercury: The closest planet to the Sun, it takes about 88 Earth days to complete one orbit.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is an object that orbits the sun and has a rounded shape but does not have a set orbital path?
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Dwarf Planet: A celestial body that orbits the Sun, is spherical in shape, but has not cleared its neighboring region of other objects.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
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Jupiter: The fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System, known for its Great Red Spot and many moons.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the term for a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt?
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Asteroid: A small rocky body that orbits the Sun, mostly found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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