Solar System Objects: Lesson 1 Topic 4: Lehrke (HW)

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What is the center of our solar system?

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The Sun.

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How many planets are there in our solar system?

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8.

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What is a small body of rock, dust, and metal moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere?

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Meteoroids.

Front

What zone do gamma rays, a form of electromagnetic radiation, pass through?

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Radiative zone.

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What is the outermost layer of the sun's interior where plasma rises and falls in a convection heating loop?

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Convection zone.

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter.

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What is the term for a celestial body that orbits a planet?

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Moon.

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What is the name of the fourth planet from the Sun?

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Mars.

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What are the two main types of planets in our solar system?

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Terrestrial and gas giants.

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What is the main component of the Sun?

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Hydrogen.