Unit 5.1: Components of the Solar System

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a celestial body that orbits the sun, is round because of its own gravity, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbital path?
Back
Planet
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a region of the solar system that starts just beyond the orbit of Neptune and contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice?
Back
Kuiper belt
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun and gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun?
Back
Comet
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which modern scientific tool was crucial in identifying objects in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud?
Back
Detecting faint objects with an advanced telescope
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a celestial body that revolves around a body that is greater in mass than itself and is a natural satellite?
Back
Moon
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the name of the hypothetical region of space that is believed to surround the solar system and contains many icy bodies?
Back
Oort cloud
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term for a small rocky body that orbits the sun, primarily found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
Back
Asteroid
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