Earth & Solar System Test Review

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What are comets?

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Objects made of ice, gas, and dust that orbit the sun.

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Name the gas giants in our solar system.

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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What is the difference between a meteorite, meteor, and meteoroid?

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Meteorites are on Earth, meteors are in Earth's atmosphere, and meteoroids are in space.

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What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

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The sun's gravitational pull.

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Name the rocky inner planets.

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Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars.

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What is a meteoroid?

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A small rocky or metallic body in outer space.

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What is a meteor?

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A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light.

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What is a meteorite?

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A meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.

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What is the solar system?

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A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.

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What are asteroids?

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Small rocky bodies that orbit the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.