Earth and its Neighbors Comprehension

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What do astronauts collect in space and bring back to Earth?

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Rocks

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Who was America's first astronaut?

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Alan Shepard

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What is astronomy?

Back

The study of space.

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What do satellites do?

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Take pictures and collect information.

Front

Can the Hubble Space Telescope take pictures of distant planets?

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True

Front

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

Back

Mercury

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter

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What is the name of Earth's natural satellite?

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The Moon

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What do we call the path that planets take around the Sun?

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Orbit

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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.